Page from a Dispersed Rasikapriya (Lover's Breviary)
Within a palace courtyard, Krishna approaches Radha, who is leaning against a bolster and is attended by two female servants. In the right middle ground are two men, perhaps jewelers: one blows into a brazier with a long tube while the other holds a ring.
Artwork Details
- Title: Page from a Dispersed Rasikapriya (Lover's Breviary)
- Artist: Nuruddin
- Date: 1685
- Culture: India (Rajasthan, Bikaner)
- Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 7 3/8 × 5 1/8 in. (18.7 × 13 cm)
Sheet: 8 1/2 × 6 3/8 in. (21.6 × 16.2 cm) - Classification: Paintings
- Credit Line: Gift of Wendy Findlay, 1981
- Object Number: 1981.371.1
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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