Sohni and Mahinval
Painting
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Album painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a woman (Sohni) swimming over a river using an inverted pot, towards a fluting cowherd (Mahinval).
Sohini and Mahival story.
Sohini and Mahival story.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Sohni and Mahinval (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Sohni crossing river to meet Mahinval, opaque watercolour on paper, Jaipur, 19th century |
| Physical description | Album painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a woman (Sohni) swimming over a river using an inverted pot, towards a fluting cowherd (Mahinval). Sohini and Mahival story. |
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| Content description | A woman (Sohni) swimming over a river using an inverted pot, towards a fluting cowherd (Mahinval). |
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| Credit line | Purchased from the London-based dealer Mirza Ysuff Khan |
| Object history | Rawson, Philip S., Hayward Gallery and Arts Council of Great Britain. Tantra. Hayward Gallery, London 30 September-7 November 1971. London, Arts Council of Great Britain, [1971]. p. 35, no. 133. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.79-1912 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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