The Heroine Who is Faithfully Loved: Leaf from a Rasamanjari

c. 1710

Maker Unknown

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

The Heroine Who is Faithfully Loved: Leaf from a Rasamanjari, c. 1710. India, Pahari, Nurpur, 18th century. Color and gold on paper; image: 17 x 26.8 cm (6 11/16 x 10 9/16 in.); overall: 20.5 x 28.2 cm (8 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee 1967.239

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: color and gold on paper
Medium: color, gold, paper
Dimensions: Image: 17 x 26.8 cm (6 11/16 x 10 9/16 in.); Overall: 20.5 x 28.2 cm (8 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Inscription on reverse, with title of verse in Takri-"Madhya Svadhina-patika" followed by Sanskrit verse and prose summary in Sarada script-"Although I refuse his amorous advances and do not yield myself, my sweetheart continues to attend me. What shall I do, O companion?" [numbered 70 though this is verse 71].
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 1967.239
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1968, Sakhi: Friend and Messenger in Rajput Painting, Washington, DC. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery. "Sakhi: Friend and Messenger in Rajput Painting" 3/8-7/6/98
Rights Statement: CC0