Abhisandita Nayika
ca. 1870
Unknown
SSEA
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a lady, possibly Radha, is sitting leaning against a cushion with her head away to the left. Krishna strides to the right holding a lotus flower over his shoulder. A flowering tree stands before the flaring orange background and band of blue sky. This image of 'the estranged mistress' (abhisandita nayika) is from a Nayaka Nayika series.
- Maker/Artist
- Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Medium
- opaque watercolour, paper, paint, painted
- Locations
- region: Kangra
- Dimensions
- Height: 243 mm Width: 180 mm Height: 169 mm Width: 116 mm
- Departments
- SSEA
- Accession Number
- IS.40-1949
- Credit Line
- P. C. Manuk and Miss G. M. Coles Bequest through Art Fund
- Rights Statement
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