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A Palatial Building with a Seated Shy Heroine with Her Maid
Keywords: Painting
Pahari Painting
Publisher: National Museum, New Delhi
Description: This painting, belonging to the Pahari school of painting, depicts a palatial building with a red wall, chattaris on the rooftop, a cypress tree, and three creepers against a green background. The shy heroine is seated on a terrace against a pillow, holding the hem of her ordhni in her right hand, while a maid holds both of her hands and persuades her to meet the hero (who is not in the picture). The lady has turned her face away in reluctance and wears a green choli, orange coloured ghagra, a transparent ordhni, ear-rings, nose ring, armlets, and an ornament fixed in the hair on her head. She has black hair with tresses falling at the back, a large face, and her eyes show the intensity of feeling. The maid is somewhat dark-complexioned and wears a mauve coloured choli, a ghagra with dots, patka, and ordhni. She also wears earrings, nose ring, malas of pearls, armlets, bangles, and a head ornament with strings of pearls. She has black hair, with one curl coming up to the ear, and a surahi lies nearby. The painting has a red border on one side only.
Type: Painting
Received From: National Museum, New Delhi
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Nurpur |
| dc.coverage.temporal | C. 1725 C.E. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-13T11:27:50Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-12-13T11:27:50Z |
| dc.description | This painting, belonging to the Pahari school of painting, depicts a palatial building with a red wall, chattaris on the rooftop, a cypress tree, and three creepers against a green background. The shy heroine is seated on a terrace against a pillow, holding the hem of her ordhni in her right hand, while a maid holds both of her hands and persuades her to meet the hero (who is not in the picture). The lady has turned her face away in reluctance and wears a green choli, orange coloured ghagra, a transparent ordhni, ear-rings, nose ring, armlets, and an ornament fixed in the hair on her head. She has black hair with tresses falling at the back, a large face, and her eyes show the intensity of feeling. The maid is somewhat dark-complexioned and wears a mauve coloured choli, a ghagra with dots, patka, and ordhni. She also wears earrings, nose ring, malas of pearls, armlets, bangles, and a head ornament with strings of pearls. She has black hair, with one curl coming up to the ear, and a surahi lies nearby. The painting has a red border on one side only. |
| dc.format.extent | 21 x 14.7 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Painting Pahari Painting |
| dc.type | Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 75.1207 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Paper |
| DC Field | Value |
| dc.coverage.spatial | Nurpur |
| dc.coverage.temporal | C. 1725 C.E. |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2020-12-13T11:27:50Z |
| dc.date.available | 2020-12-13T11:27:50Z |
| dc.description | This painting, belonging to the Pahari school of painting, depicts a palatial building with a red wall, chattaris on the rooftop, a cypress tree, and three creepers against a green background. The shy heroine is seated on a terrace against a pillow, holding the hem of her ordhni in her right hand, while a maid holds both of her hands and persuades her to meet the hero (who is not in the picture). The lady has turned her face away in reluctance and wears a green choli, orange coloured ghagra, a transparent ordhni, ear-rings, nose ring, armlets, and an ornament fixed in the hair on her head. She has black hair with tresses falling at the back, a large face, and her eyes show the intensity of feeling. The maid is somewhat dark-complexioned and wears a mauve coloured choli, a ghagra with dots, patka, and ordhni. She also wears earrings, nose ring, malas of pearls, armlets, bangles, and a head ornament with strings of pearls. She has black hair, with one curl coming up to the ear, and a surahi lies nearby. The painting has a red border on one side only. |
| dc.format.extent | 21 x 14.7 cm |
| dc.format.mimetype | image/jpg |
| dc.publisher | National Museum, New Delhi |
| dc.subject | Painting Pahari Painting |
| dc.type | Painting |
| dc.identifier.accessionnumber | 75.1207 |
| dc.format.medium | image |
| dc.format.material | Paper |
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