Lady_with_a_Yo-yo_Northern_India.jpg
Summary
Lady with a Yo-yo Northern India (Rajasthan, Bundi or Kota) ( ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Title |
Lady with a Yo-yo Northern India (Rajasthan, Bundi or Kota)
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Description |
This painting belongs to the extensive genre of paintings depicting lonely women who must amuse themselves while their lovers are away. It shows a woman playing with a string toy that is similar, but not identical, to a Western yo-yo. She stands on a low stool, which serves as a pedestal, inviting us to admire the beauty of the subject. The servant standing behind her is probably a woman (judging by the thin veil over her shoulders and her hennaed feet), although she is dressed in the turban and long coat (jama) of a man. She holds a peacock-feather fan that she can use to create breezes as well as to shoo away insects.
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Date |
circa 1770
date QS:P571,+1770-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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Medium | Opaque watercolor and gold on paper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions | Overall: 9 1/4 x 6 3/16 in. (23.5 x 15.7 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q632682
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Accession number |
80.268.1
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Credit line | Gift of Alan Kirschbaum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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