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The nayika comments on her lover’s new ringfront

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The nayika comments on her lover’s new ring

  • Description

    This poetical treatise describes various types of nayakas and nayikas or ideal lovers, depicted as Krishna and Radha. When the nayika sees her lover’s new ring, perhaps the gift of another woman, she makes a sharp remark about it, which he smilingly rejects.

  • Details

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › north-west India › Punjab Hills › Himachal Pradesh › Chamba (place of creation)
    Date
    1780 - 1785
    Artist/maker
    attributed to Nikka (c. 1745 - 1833) (artist)
    Material and technique
    gouache with gold on paper
    Dimensions
    mount 41 x 53.5 cm (height x width)
    page 19.5 x 28.4 cm (height x width)
    painting without borders 14.5 x 23.7 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper,
    processed material › metal › gold
    Technique index
    decorated › painted,
    painted,
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Purchased with the assistance of the Neil Kreitman Foundation, in memory of Sir John and Lady Sarah Cohen, 2012.
    Accession no.
    EA2012.21

Location

    • currently in research collection

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