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Painting

ca. 1790 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a lady awaiting her lover, about to cast off her ornaments (possibly an illustration to Vipralabdha Nayika), approached by two sarus cranes.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, lady and cranes, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Bundi, ca. 1790
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a lady awaiting her lover, about to cast off her ornaments (possibly an illustration to Vipralabdha Nayika), approached by two sarus cranes.
Dimensions
  • Height: 204mm
  • Width: 158mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 136mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 98mm
29/05/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
A lady awaiting her lover, about to cast off her ornaments (possibly an illustration to Vipralabdha Nayika), approached by two sarus cranes.
Style
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, W.G. Indian Painting in Bundi and Kotah Cat. No. 14, p. 13
Collection
Accession number
IS.169-1955

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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