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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1971.131
Title
Virahotkanthita Nayika with Deer
Classification
Albums
Work Type
album folio
Date
18th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Himachal Pradesh, Kangra
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216411

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Pahari Style, Kangra School
Dimensions
25.3 x 20.1 cm (9 15/16 x 7 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
1971.131
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Holding onto the branches of a cherry blossom tree is a Virahotkanthita Nayika, (“One Distressed by Separation”), a heroine that waits for her lover to return from a long journey. She wears a mustard yellow dress and a matching shawl that covers her head and runs down her back; a head ornament; earrings; necklaces; armlets; and orange trousers. She has just taken off her orange shoes. Her fingers are stained orange with henna. A female deer is depicted on the left, approaching her. A stream occupies the foreground. The scene is set against a dark gray sky with a high, light blue, horizon line. Pahari Style, Kangra School.

Publication History

  • Stuart Cary Welch and Milo Cleveland Beach, Gods, Thrones, and Peacocks Northern Indian Painting from Two Traditions, exh. cat., Harry N. Abrams, Inc. (New York, NY, 1965), page 109/figure 76

Verification Level

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