Harvard Art Museums > 2009.202.171: Four Sketches Depicting Musicians, a Dancer, and a Nayika Drawings Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Four Sketches Depicting Musicians, a Dancer, and a Nayika , 2009.202.171,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 23, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/217689. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2009.202.171 Title Four Sketches Depicting Musicians, a Dancer, and a Nayika Classification Drawings Work Type drawing Date 18th century Places Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/217689 Physical Descriptions Medium Ink on paper; Rajput Style Dimensions 13.6 x 14 cm (5 3/8 x 5 1/2 in.) Provenance Recorded Ownership History Stuart Cary Welch (by 1973 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum. Notes: Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1973. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch Accession Year 2009 Object Number 2009.202.171 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Description The page features four vignettes. The top left depicts a Rajput nobleman, with a turban and a long robe (jama) and a young, female musician holding a small harp. The top right contains a female dancer with her hands in the air and her right leg bent and peeking out from her long skit. She is accompanied by a female attendant on the right. The bottom left vignette bears a seated female musician, who wears a headdress and long dress, playing a tumbi, a type of string instrument. The bottom right depicts a nayika, or a heroine, leaning against a tree and facing a large crane. She wears a long, translucent robe, trousers, a crop top, and a shawl that covers her head and flows down her back. Rajput style. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
