{"meta":{"version":"2.1","_links":{"self":{"href":"https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/object/O108292"},"collection_page":{"href":"https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O108292/"}},"images":{"_primary_thumbnail":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2011EU0108/full/!100,100/0/default.jpg","_iiif_image":"https://framemark.vam.ac.uk/collections/2011EU0108/","_alt_iiif_image":[],"imageResolution":"high","_images_meta":[{"assetRef":"2011EU0108","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false},{"assetRef":"2007BM7329","copyright":"© Victoria and Albert Museum, London","sensitiveImage":false}]},"see_also":{"_iiif_pres":"https://iiif.vam.ac.uk/collections/O108292/manifest.json","_alt_iiif_pres":[]}},"record":{"systemNumber":"O108292","accessionNumber":"D.1187-1886","objectType":"Drawing","titles":[],"summaryDescription":"Henry Cousens worked with James Burgess (1832-1916), who was Surveyor and Reporter of the Archaeological Survey of Western India (1874-80) and later Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India (1886-9). As well as producing drawings himself, Cousens trained and supervised Indian draftsmen who were preparing drawings of sites and monuments in western India for the Survey. The V&A has seven examples of his work recording details from recently-discovered caves at Bhaja in the Poona District of Bombay region as well as caves at Ajanta and Kondivate; most are reproduced in J. Fergusson and J. Burgess, 'The Cave Temples of India' (London, 1880). This drawing shows capitals from the newly-excavated cave at Bhaja.","physicalDescription":"","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Cousens, Henry","id":"A13981"},"association":{"text":"artist","id":"AAT25103"},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"ink","id":"AAT15012"},{"text":"linen (material)","id":"AAT14069"},{"text":"wax","id":"AAT14585"}],"techniques":[{"text":"drawing (image-making)","id":"AAT54196"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Ink, waxed linen","categories":[{"text":"Images Online","id":"THES48937"},{"text":"Drawings","id":"THES48966"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"SSEA","id":"THES48598"},"images":["2011EU0108","2007BM7329"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"003","id":"THES403692"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Drawing","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Bhaja","id":"x38718"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"ca. 1874-1880","earliest":"1869-01-01","latest":"1880-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[{"dimension":"Height","value":"32.2","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""},{"dimension":"Width","value":"43.2","unit":"cm","qualifier":"","date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"part":"","note":""}],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[{"content":"Bhaja Capitals in the newly excavated cave. Pillar. Pilaster.","inscriber":{"name":{"text":"","id":""},"association":{"text":"","id":""}},"date":{"text":"","earliest":null,"latest":null},"description":"","interpretation":"","language":"","medium":"","method":"","position":"","script":"","translation":"","transliteration":"","type":"","note":""}],"objectHistory":"","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[{"text":"pillars","id":"AAT1571"}],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["D.1187-1886"],"accessionNumberNum":"1187","accessionNumberPrefix":"D","accessionYear":1886,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-02-17","recordCreationDate":"2005-01-04","availableToBook":true}}