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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.70
Title
Virahotkanthita Nayika on a Terrace with a Pigeon
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/216058

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Pahari Style, Kangra School
Dimensions
22.54 x 16.19 cm (8 7/8 x 6 3/8 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Kenneth Galbraith
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.70
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Standing barefoot on a white terrace is a Virahotkanthita Nayika, (“One Distressed by Separation”), a heroine that waits for her lover to return from a long journey. She wears a long dark orange dress, a long orange shawl that covers her head, armlets, bracelets, strands of pearls, earrings, head ornaments, and a nose ring. She gently arches her body as she looks behind her, with her right hand on her head while her left is extended and holds onto an end of her shawl. She gazes down at a large pigeon. In the background features two large flowering trees. Pahari Style, Kangra School.

Exhibition History

  • ReVisions, Indian Artists Engaging Traditions , Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, 04/04/2009 - 01/10/2010

Verification Level

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