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विरहोत्कंठिता नायिका Virahotkanthita Nayika c.1810
Opaque watercolour including metallic pigments on paper. | 27.7 x 20.3 cm (whole object) | RCIN 1005132

India
विरहोत्कंठिता नायिका Virahotkanthita Nayika c.1810
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Virahotkanthita Nayika: a lady distressed by separation from her lover.
There are eight types of nayikas (heroines) in traditional Indian visual and performing arts, each representing different states or moods in relation to her hero (nayak). The nayika is depicted offering a cup to a parrot in a blossoming tree. A tall cypress tree, a symbol of the absent lover, stands in the left background.
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
27.7 x 20.3 cm (whole object)
18.3 x 12.9 cm (image)