1955.4: Female Musician playing the flute in the woods
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1955.4
- Title
- Female Musician playing the flute in the woods
- Classification
- Paintings
- Work Type
- painting
- Date
- c. 1740
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan
- Period
- Mughal period
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/216857
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- 16.3 x 13.2 cm (6 7/16 x 5 3/16 in.)
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Stuart Cary Welch, Jr. in honor of Eric Schroeder
- Accession Year
- 1955
- Object Number
- 1955.4
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- Standing among large trees with densely, individually painted leaves, is a young female musician playing the flute. She faces the viewer while her body is turned to the side. She wears a chartreuse green chaniya choli, which consists of a cropped top and a long skirt. Her head and shoulders are covered with a translucent green scarf. She wears a garland of flowers, strands of pearls, pearl earrings, and red slippers. Rajput Style.
Verification Level
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