Women enjoying the river at the forest’s edge

c. 1765

Hunhar II

Hunhar II (Indian, active mid-1700s)

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Women enjoying the river at the forest’s edge, c. 1765. Style of Hunhar II (Indian, active mid-1700s). Opaque watercolor with gold on paper, narrow border of gold foliate meander (recto and verso); page: 33.1 x 24.9 cm (13 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.351 Mangoes are in varying stages of ripeness, from green to bright orange-yellow.

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Hunhar II
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: opaque watercolor with gold on paper, narrow border of gold foliate meander (recto and verso)
Medium: opaque, watercolor, gold, paper, narrow, border, foliate, meander, recto, verso
Dimensions: Page: 33.1 x 24.9 cm (13 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2013.351
Credit Line: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Exhibitions: The Cleveland Museum of Art (07/31/2016-10/23/2016); Art and Stories from Mughal India, cat. 93, p. 272.
Rights Statement: CC0