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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1971.129
Title
Amorous Couple Under Curtains
Classification
Albums
Work Type
album folio
Date
early 19th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Himachal Pradesh, Kangra
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216056

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Pahari School, Kangra Style
Dimensions
18.1 x 11.75 cm (7 1/8 x 4 5/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Kenneth Galbraith
Accession Year
1971
Object Number
1971.129
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Underneath large curtains is an amorous couple on a daybed (charpoi). Both figures are adorned with jewelry and the male figure also wears a turban. In front of their bed are trays containing food, as well as flasks and cups. Pahari School, Kangra Style.

Exhibition History

  • Out of the Hills: Miniature Painting from Himalayan India, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 05/26/1984 - 07/08/1984
  • Ambassador's Choice: The Galbraith Collection of Indian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/1986 - 04/06/1986
  • Poignant, Picturesque, and Berserk Northern Indian Paintings and Objects of the Seventeenth through Nineteenth Centuries, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 08/08/1992 - 10/04/1992

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