Usha viewing the portrait of Aniruddha
Painting
ca. 1820 (made)
ca. 1820 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Usha examines the portraits of the great personages of the universe in order to identify the young man with whom she has fallen in love in a dream. She is seated in a room attended by a maid and her sakhi companion), who hands her the portraits, including one of Balarama. Outside in the courtyard Usha is again shown, in conversation with her sakhi, while her friend Chitralekha, who painted the portraits, appears flying through the air to fetch Anirudha, following the discovery that he was the subject of Usha's dream. Illustration from an Aniruddha Usha series. The painting is surrounded by a dark blue band and an outer border of pink, flecked with a red stipple.
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Title | Usha viewing the portrait of Aniruddha (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
Brief description | Painting, Usha examines portraits, Aniruddha Usha illustration, opaque watercolour on paper, Kangra, ca. 1820 |
Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, Usha examines the portraits of the great personages of the universe in order to identify the young man with whom she has fallen in love in a dream. She is seated in a room attended by a maid and her sakhi companion), who hands her the portraits, including one of Balarama. Outside in the courtyard Usha is again shown, in conversation with her sakhi, while her friend Chitralekha, who painted the portraits, appears flying through the air to fetch Anirudha, following the discovery that he was the subject of Usha's dream. Illustration from an Aniruddha Usha series. The painting is surrounded by a dark blue band and an outer border of pink, flecked with a red stipple. |
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Content description | Usha examines the portraits of the great personages of the universe in order to identify the young man with whom she has fallen in love in a dream. She is seated in a room attended by a maid and her sakhi, who hands her the portraits, including one of Balarama. Outside in the courtyard Usha is again shown, in conversation with her sakhi, while her friend Chitralekha, who painted the portraits, appears flying through the air to fetch Anirudha, following the discovery that he was the subject of Usha's dream. |
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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. 305, cat. no. 62. |
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Accession number | IS.11-1968 |
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Record created | October 31, 2002 |
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