Bikhya and Chandrahasa
Painting
ca. 1760 (made)
ca. 1760 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, the lady Bikhya finds Chandrahasa asleep, and on reading the letter which he carries to his brother, alters it from a command to give Chandrahasa poison (bikh) to instructions to marry him to Bikhya.
Object details
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| Title | Bikhya and Chandrahasa (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Bikhya finds Chandrahasa asleep, reads and alters his letter, opaque watercolour on paper, Mughal style in Bengal, ca. 1760 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, the lady Bikhya finds Chandrahasa asleep, and on reading the letter which he carries to his brother, alters it from a command to give Chandrahasa poison (bikh) to instructions to marry him to Bikhya. |
| Content description | The lady Bikhya finds Chandrahasa asleep, and on reading the letter which he carries to his brother, alters it from a command to give Chandrahasa poison (bikh) to instructions to marry him to Bikhya. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (large text panel, undeciphered) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Associated object | IS.24:2-1958 (Verso) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.24-1958 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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