Painting
ca. 1725 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a lady playing with a yoyo. She wears a pale yellow choli, orange-red skirt and flowered white patka, and stands by the bank of a silver river, edged with tussocks. She inclines to the left, holding the string of a yoyo in both hands. The background is plain, pale green with streaky cloud and stylised flights of birds above. Silver inner and outer margins, with pale salmon-pink border.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour, silver and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, lady with yoyo, opaque watercolour, silver and gold on paper, Bikaner, ca. 1725 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a lady playing with a yoyo. She wears a pale yellow choli, orange-red skirt and flowered white patka, and stands by the bank of a silver river, edged with tussocks. She inclines to the left, holding the string of a yoyo in both hands. The background is plain, pale green with streaky cloud and stylised flights of birds above. Silver inner and outer margins, with pale salmon-pink border. |
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| Content description | A lady playing with a yoyo. |
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| Credit line | Given by Doris Wiener |
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| Accession number | IS.23-1980 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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