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Horoscope with Floral Drawings

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored artwork with a central floral design featuring curving stems and three flowers. Six framed illustrations depicting people. Top left: one person in a boat with a bird-like creature and vegetation. Top right: two people interacting, one with wings. Bottom left: four people on a beach. Left middle: two people sitting in a boat. Bottom right: two people sitting. Right middle: one person holding an object while another sits across. The border around the artwork edges.

Artwork details

Date:
1850
Medium:
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture:
India (Madhya Pradesh, Gwalior or Indore)
Dimensions:
599 × 418 px
Museum record:
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