

A Heroine Plucking a Flower: Page from a Dispersed Nayikabheda
A page from an illustrated manuscript depicts a woman in a yellow and blue striped skirt and a blue top. She stands on a white and brown balcony and plucks a flower from a red plant with green leaves. A peacock perches on the tree. The woman's dark hair is pulled back, and she wears bracelets on both wrists. The balcony has a green center with a red and yellow awning. Two white pillars flank the center, each adorned with a red figure in a white alcove. Above, a red wall features two white and green domed structures with gold finials. The background is black with small white dots. The artwork's edges are worn and brown.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1660–80
- Medium
- Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
- Culture
- India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa)
- Dimensions
- 481 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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