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A Lady Playing the Tanpura

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Woman playing a tanpura. The woman wears an orange head covering with pearls around it; she has a bindi on her forehead, a nose ring, and earrings. She wears a necklace, bracelets on both wrists and a shawl over a white long-sleeved blouse and white skirt. The tanpura is green and yellow. The background of the painting is beige.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1735
Medium:
Ink, opaque and transparent watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture:
India (Rajasthan, Kishangarh)
Dimensions:
394 × 624 px
Museum record:
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