Vasakasajja Nayika
Painting
ca. 1740 (made)
ca. 1740 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a disconsolate lady attended by two maids, throwing away her ornaments, against a background of lotus pond and egrets; vasakasajja nayika.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Vasakasajja Nayika (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, disconsolate lady, vasakasajja nayika, opaque watercolour on paper, Jammu, ca. 1740 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a disconsolate lady attended by two maids, throwing away her ornaments, against a background of lotus pond and egrets; vasakasajja nayika. |
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| Content description | A lady attended by two maids throwing away her ornaments, against a background of lotus pond and egrets; vasakasajja nayika. |
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| Credit line | Purchased with the assistance of Lady Rothenstein and Art Fund |
| Object history | Previously in the Rothenstein Collection. |
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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. 192, cat no. 12 |
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| Accession number | IS.183-1951 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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