Painting
ca. 1660 - ca. 1670 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a lady (Radha) in a blue and mauve skirt complains of life in her husband's house to a companion who wears a dark red bodice, mauve skirt and green veil. Above, in the balcony, a cat sits ready to pounce on a large mouse running across the turrets. The cat and the mouse are probably a metaphor for the lady and her over-vigilant mother-in-law.
At the base a pale blue plinth with a 'monster's head' shape projecting from it. To the right an oval lake with lotuses, cranes and ducks. Red background.
At the base a pale blue plinth with a 'monster's head' shape projecting from it. To the right an oval lake with lotuses, cranes and ducks. Red background.
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Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
Brief description | Painting, lady blames cat for scratches inflicted by lover, opaque watercolour on paper, Basohli, ca. 1660-1670 |
Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a lady (Radha) in a blue and mauve skirt complains of life in her husband's house to a companion who wears a dark red bodice, mauve skirt and green veil. Above, in the balcony, a cat sits ready to pounce on a large mouse running across the turrets. The cat and the mouse are probably a metaphor for the lady and her over-vigilant mother-in-law. At the base a pale blue plinth with a 'monster's head' shape projecting from it. To the right an oval lake with lotuses, cranes and ducks. Red background. |
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Content description | A lady (Radha) in a blue and mauve skirt complains of life in her husband's house to a companion who wears a dark red bodice, mauve skirt and green veil. Above, in the balcony, a cat sits ready to pounce on a large mouse running across the turrets. The cat and the mouse are probably a metaphor for the lady and her over-vigilant mother-in-law. |
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Object history | Given by Lady Rothenstein. |
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Accession number | IS.20-1958 |
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Record created | July 14, 2000 |
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