Painting
ca. 1750 - ca. 1755 (made)
ca. 1750 - ca. 1755 (made)
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Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a lady standing beneath a tree braiding or drying her hair. Cranes stand on either side of her.
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Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
Brief description | Painting, lady beneath tree, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Murshidabad, ca. 1750-1755 |
Physical description | Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, a lady standing beneath a tree braiding or drying her hair. Cranes stand on either side of her. |
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Content description | A lady standing beneath a tree braiding or drying her hair. |
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Gallery label | A woman stands on a bathing stool drying her hair. She is adorned with jewellery and draped in fine fabric, though her breasts remain uncovered. The blossoming tree suggests youthfulness while the cranes are symbols of unsatisfied desire. Cranes are known for living in pairs, however, this artist has depicted two single cranes of different types, the red-headed sarus and the dark grey kunj, to heighten the mood of longing. (March 2022) |
Credit line | Purchased from Martinus Nijhoff in 1903 |
Production | The painting is in the style of the Mughal provincial court painting, Murshidabad school. For further information on Murshidabad school, please see Attributions Note for D.1201-1903. |
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Accession number | D.1184-1903 |
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Record created | November 21, 2003 |
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