Utka Nayika
Painting
ca. 1820-ca. 1830 (made)
ca. 1820-ca. 1830 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, utka nayika, a woman in a brilliant orange dress with dark blue veil seated on a bed of leaves in a grove of trees entwined with flowering creepers. Dark blue sky with stars, grey background.
Object details
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| Title | Utka Nayika (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, lady at tryst, utka nayika, by Harkhu, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Kangra style at Chamba, ca. 1820-1830 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, utka nayika, a woman in a brilliant orange dress with dark blue veil seated on a bed of leaves in a grove of trees entwined with flowering creepers. Dark blue sky with stars, grey background. |
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| Content description | A woman in a brilliant orange dress with dark blue veil seated on a bed of leaves in a grove of trees entwined with flowering creepers. Dark blue sky with stars, grey background. |
| Style | |
| Credit line | Purchased with Art Fund support |
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| Bibliographic reference | Archer, W.G. 'Indian Paintings From The Punjab Hills: A Survey and History of Pahari Miniature Painting', Oxford University Press, Delhi, 1973, p.89. |
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| Accession number | IS.192-1955 |
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| Record created | July 21, 2000 |
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