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Page from a Dispersed Rasikapriya (Lover's Breviary)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a page from a dispersed Rasikapriya, Lover's Breviary. The top section features a yellow background with black text written in a foreign language, possibly Sanskrit. The text spans the width of the page. Below the text, a dark blue sky serves as the background for a white building with multiple towers and gold accents. The building has a flat roof with several structures resembling domes or towers. The bottom section of the image is divided into three panels. The left panel shows a man and woman in traditional Indian clothing, with the man wearing blue and the woman wearing yellow, standing in front of a red background and yellow structures. The middle panel features a woman in a green doorway wearing a yellow skirt and blue top, with her right arm raised. The right panel depicts two women in traditional Indian clothing, one wearing yellow and the other wearing blue and yellow, against a red background. The entire image has a red border, with a beige background visible around the edges.

Artwork Details

Date
ca.1650
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture
India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa)
Dimensions
493 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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