A Courtesan and Her Lover Estranged by a Quarrel: Page from a Rasamanjari series
The image depicts a colorful illustration of a scene with three people. A woman in a yellow dress sits on a couch under an awning on the left side. A man in a blue and white outfit sits across from her. He wears a blue head covering. To the right of the awning is an archway leading to a doorway. A man in a red outfit and a headdress stands to the right of the archway. He faces left with his hands held up. The background includes a building with a red wall, a yellow upper level, and two small towers with green domes. The border of the image is red. Black writing appears in the top-left corner.
Artwork Details
- Date
- dated 1694–95
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper
- Culture
- India (Punjab Hills, Basohli)
- Dimensions
- 600 × 391 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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