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The Courtesan Kosa with the King's Charioteer: Folio from a Kalpasutra Manuscript

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of two people. The man on the left has dark hair and a beard. He is wearing a red and gold headdress that covers the top of his head. A brown and white beaded necklace hangs around his neck. He wears a gold patterned dhoti and holds a string of beads in his right hand. He is barefoot and a red and black patterned fabric hangs down from his waist. The woman on the right has dark hair pulled back into a bun. She is wearing a pink sari with gold accents. A matching headpiece and earrings adorn her head and ears. She holds a parasol over her head with her right hand and a string of beads in her left hand. The background of the painting is blue with a red border around the edges. The border is thicker on the outside than on the inside. There are small red flowers and other designs on the blue background. There are decorative designs on the border. The painting appears to be on a rectangular piece of paper or cloth.

Artwork Details

Date
15th century
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Culture
India (Gujarat)
Dimensions
440 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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