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A Heroine Plucking a Flower: Page from a Dispersed Nayikabheda

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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
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