Untitled

Unknown

ca. 1800 · Ink and opaque watercolor on paper · Asian Art

The use of shading composed of linear strokes to model the form derives from Mughal practice and was adopted at several of the Rajasthan courts early in the 18th century. The silhouetting of the profile is also found in Kota paintings of that period. However, the exaggerated curved shape of the eye as well as summary treatment of the pillow and trays with intoxicants in the foreground make a date around the turn of the 19th century more likely.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1800

Medium

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Culture

India (Rajasthan, Kota)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Rogers Fund, 1958