1971.138: Vasakasajja Nayika on a Terrace with Female Attendants, Being Helped with Her Shoes

Identification and Creation

Object Number

1971.138

Title

Vasakasajja Nayika on a Terrace with Female Attendants, Being Helped with Her Shoes

Classification

Paintings

Work Type

painting

Date

18th century

Places

Creation Place: South Asia, India, Himachal Pradesh, Kangra

Culture

Indian

Persistent Link

https://hvrd.art/o/216284

Physical Descriptions

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Pahari Style, Kangra School.

Dimensions

sight: 23.4 x 17.7 cm (9 3/16 x 6 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Kenneth Galbraith

Accession Year

1971

Object Number

1971.138

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Contact

am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

Permissions

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Descriptions

Description

The vasakasajja nayika, is a heroine who dresses up for her lover. Here, in this painting, she is shown on an open terrace, seated and surrounded by female attendants, one of whom helps her with her shoes. In the distance, on the left, her lover can be seen seated on a daybed and smoking a hookah. Pahari Style, Kangra School.

Exhibition History

• Ambassador's Choice: The Galbraith Collection of Indian Painting, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 02/15/1986 - 04/06/1986
• Rasika, the Discerning Connoisseur: Indian Paintings from the John Kenneth Galbraith Collection, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 01/31/1998 - 04/05/1998

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