Princess Smoking a Hookah (as Salabhanjika)
The image depicts a woman smoking a hookah. She wears a white skirt with orange and blue accents, a red and gold top, and a headpiece with feathers. The woman stands on grass and holds the hookah hose to her lips with her right hand while touching her headpiece with her left. A tree is behind her. The hookah sits on a small table to her right. The image is surrounded by a floral border with yellow flowers and green leaves on a beige background. Above the image of the woman, there is a decorative section with blue, gold, and red patterns, and some writing in a foreign script.
Artwork details
- Dimensions:
- 619 × 893 px
- Museum record:
- View original
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