Radha
Painting
ca. 1660 - ca. 1670 (made)
ca. 1660 - ca. 1670 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Radha, in a dark green bodice and mauve and white skirt sits on a yellow carpet with black borders and blue flowers. Her companion (sakhi) sits opposite in a green bodice and orange-red skirt. The wall is pale blue with three grey alcoves containing red apples and eating vessels.
At the base, a white and grey plinth with a 'monster-head' projection. Greenish-yellow pillars and portico with red roof. Chocolate-brown background. Rasamanjari illustration.
At the base, a white and grey plinth with a 'monster-head' projection. Greenish-yellow pillars and portico with red roof. Chocolate-brown background. Rasamanjari illustration.
Object details
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| Title | Radha (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper, with applied beetle-wing cases to represent jewellery. |
| Brief description | Painting, Radha talking to companion, Rasamanjari illustration, opaque watercolour on paper, Basohli, ca. 1660-1670 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Radha, in a dark green bodice and mauve and white skirt sits on a yellow carpet with black borders and blue flowers. Her companion (sakhi) sits opposite in a green bodice and orange-red skirt. The wall is pale blue with three grey alcoves containing red apples and eating vessels. At the base, a white and grey plinth with a 'monster-head' projection. Greenish-yellow pillars and portico with red roof. Chocolate-brown background. Rasamanjari illustration. |
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| Content description | Radha, in a dark green bodice and mauve and white skirt sits on a yellow carpet with black borders and blue flowers. Her companion sits opposite in a green bodice and orange-red skirt. |
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| Object history | From the collection of Mr. Michael Rothenstein; IS.46 to 73-1953 were purchased for £300. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022
p. 37, cat. no. x |
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| Accession number | IS.46-1953 |
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| Record created | July 14, 2000 |
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