Nayika with Deer
Artist/Culture
Punjab Hills
Dateabout 1750-1775
Mediumopaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions16.4 x 11.3 cm (6 7/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
ClassificationsNon-Western Miniatures
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Terms
Object number1926.4
Label TextThe sense of depth and the airy spacious quality of the design created through the use of architecture reflects the pervasive influence of Mughal painting. The flowing curve of the contours of the woman’s body echoes the line of the oval frame, a European device introduced into Indian painting by late eighteenth-century French prints.
The floral arabesques in the corners of the frame contribute to the sense of delicacy and grace that characterizes the Kangra style
ProvenanceAnanda K. Coomaraswamy, Boston MAOn View
Not on view
