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Nainsukh

ca. 1780 · Charcoal and opaque watercolor on paper · Asian Art

This composition was likely transferred from a pounced preliminary drawing, as it is a mirror image of the final preparatory sketch (2005.436.2), which would have served as a foundation for a finished painting. The transfer and reproduction of these sketches were important for the dissemination of painting styles across regional workshops in the Pahari Hills.

Artist

Nainsukh

Date

ca. 1780

Medium

Charcoal and opaque watercolor on paper

Culture

India (Himachal Pradesh, Guler)

Department

Asian Art

Credit line

Gift of Subhash Kapoor, in memory of his parents, Smt Shashi Kanta and Shree Parshotam Ram Kapoor, 2008