Abhisarika Nayika
Drawing
ca. 1870 (made)
ca. 1870 (made)
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Tinted drawing, ink and watercolour on paper, illustration to the musical mode abhisarika nayika, a lady walking through a forest at night with snakes at her feet.
Object details
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| Title | Abhisarika Nayika (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Drawn and painted in ink and watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Drawing, lady walking through a forest with snakes, abhisarika nayika, probably by Mangnu, attributed to Mangnu, Chamba, ca. 1870 |
| Physical description | Tinted drawing, ink and watercolour on paper, illustration to the musical mode abhisarika nayika, a lady walking through a forest at night with snakes at her feet. |
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| Content description | Illustration to the musical mode abhisarika nayika, a lady walking through a forest at night with snakes at her feet. |
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| Object history | IS. 90 to 128-1954 were purchased for £150, from Maggs Bros. Originally obtained by Jagdish Mittal of Hyderabad in Chamba in 1952, from the family collection of Hira Lal of Chamba whose father's elder brother was the artist Mangnu. |
| Production | Pahari painting is a style of miniature painting of the Rajput courts in what is now Himachal Pradesh. Chamba, an important centre of Pahari painting, is situated in the Ravi Valley in the heart of the Himalaya mountains. |
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| Accession number | IS.109-1954 |
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| Record created | October 21, 2002 |
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