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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1971.138
People
Unknown Artist
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
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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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