Untitled

Unknown

ca. 1680–90 · Ink and opaque watercolor on paper · Asian Art

This morning raga shows the sleeping woman and her lover, who is silently departing after a night of passion: “Wearing many ornaments and garments, splendid, the fair mistress lies exhausted upon her bed at dawn.” The work exemplifies the Malwa taste for compositions made up of compartmentalized structures that emphasize the role of each protagonist.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1680–90

Medium

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Culture

India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Jeffrey Paley, 1975