Painting
ca. 1700 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a standing nobleman with a lady holding a mirror, he wears predominantly white pagri and jama and blue paijama underneath, and stands on the threshold of a chamber, with his hands resting on the hilts of his katar and talwar. Inside the chamber, with pinkish-grey interior, a lady in red choli and green skirt sits on a hexagonal silver seat with legs, holding up a small hand-mirror in her hennaed hand and gazing downwards. Red and green drapes hang above and at each side. There is a yellow margin on three sides and n border. The scene is perhaps a ragamala subject, but has not been identified. The painting may be related to Basohli work of ca. 1700, with a strong additional external influence.
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Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
Brief description | Painting, standing nobleman, lady holding mirror, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Basohli, ca. 1700 |
Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a standing nobleman with a lady holding a mirror, he wears predominantly white pagri and jama and blue paijama underneath, and stands on the threshold of a chamber, with his hands resting on the hilts of his katar and talwar. Inside the chamber, with pinkish-grey interior, a lady in red choli and green skirt sits on a hexagonal silver seat with legs, holding up a small hand-mirror in her hennaed hand and gazing downwards. Red and green drapes hang above and at each side. There is a yellow margin on three sides and n border. The scene is perhaps a ragamala subject, but has not been identified. The painting may be related to Basohli work of ca. 1700, with a strong additional external influence. |
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Content description | A standing nobleman with a lady holding a mirror. |
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Accession number | IS.30-1980 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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