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प्रोषितपतिका नायिका Prositapatika Nayika c.1820
Opaque watercolour including metallic pigments on paper. | 30.5 x 24.7 cm (whole object) | RCIN 1005126
India
प्रोषितपतिका नायिका Prositapatika Nayika c.1820
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Proshitapatika Nayika: the lady whose lover is away.
There are eight types of nayikas (heroines) in traditional Indian visual and performing arts, each representing different states or moods in relation to her nayak (hero). Outside her chamber on a palace terrace, an elderly sakhi (female friend) tries to console Proshitapatika Nayika but she holds up her hand in objection. They are attended by two maids and a female doorkeeper who watches on.
The style of painting and its borders associate it with the artists of the Punjab Hills in the early 19th century.Provenance
This painting is one of a group twelve (RCINS 925221-32) found in an Indian silk brocade folder acquired by Edward VII when Prince of Wales, likely during his Tour of India in 1875-6.
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Medium and techniques
Opaque watercolour including metallic pigments on paper.
Measurements
30.5 x 24.7 cm (whole object)
23.0 x 17.3 cm (image)
