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Virahotkanthita Nayika on a Terrace with Birds
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Standing barefoot on a white terrace is a Virahotkanthita Nayika, (“One Distressed by Separation”), a heroine that waits for her lover to return from a long journey. She wears a gold-green costume, a shawl that is draped over her head, earrings, necklaces, a head ornament, a nose ring, rings, and bracelets. Her finger tips are dyed with henna. Her right hand is placed over her heart, holding her garment up. Next to her is a large male pigeon and a mourning dove. In the foreground is a small fountain flanked by flower patches. The background features two large flowering trees and large red blooms. Pahari Style, Kangra School.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of John Kenneth Galbraith
Title: Virahotkanthita Nayika on a Terrace with Birds
Description:
Standing barefoot on a white terrace is a Virahotkanthita Nayika, (“One Distressed by Separation”), a heroine that waits for her lover to return from a long journey.
She wears a gold-green costume, a shawl that is draped over her head, earrings, necklaces, a head ornament, a nose ring, rings, and bracelets.
Her finger tips are dyed with henna.
Her right hand is placed over her heart, holding her garment up.
Next to her is a large male pigeon and a mourning dove.
In the foreground is a small fountain flanked by flower patches.
The background features two large flowering trees and large red blooms.
Pahari Style, Kangra School.
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