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An Amorous Princely Couple
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In the center of the page is an amorous royal couple. Their status is signified by the male figure’s elaborate turban and two-pearl earring, as well as the female figure’s jewelry. Around the edges of the page are swirls and scribbles executed in a variety of colors. These bold lines signify the artist testing colors and strokes, as well as adjusting the amount of pigment held in the brushes. Rajput style, Kota school.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1976 - 2008 ) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009 ) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.
Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1976.
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum The Stuart Cary Welch Collection Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Title: An Amorous Princely Couple
Description:
In the center of the page is an amorous royal couple.
Their status is signified by the male figure’s elaborate turban and two-pearl earring, as well as the female figure’s jewelry.
Around the edges of the page are swirls and scribbles executed in a variety of colors.
These bold lines signify the artist testing colors and strokes, as well as adjusting the amount of pigment held in the brushes.
Rajput style, Kota school.
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