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Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719-1748) and a Woman in Unioncirca 1830

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South Asian miniature painting of two figures seated on a draped platform in a garden, with cypress trees and a dark circle in a pale blue sky above
Mughal-style opaque watercolor painting of two figures in three-quarter view against a pale blue sky with flowering shrubs; a bearded man in a cream jama with gold details and a turban with feather ornament faces right, while a woman in red patterned dress and pearl jewelry turns toward him, her hand raised to his chin.
Mughal-style opaque watercolor painting of two figures in a garden setting; a bearded man in a gold-patterned jama and feathered turban faces right in profile, while a woman in red adorned with pearl jewelry touches his chin; cypress trees and flowering plants on pale blue ground.
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719-1748) and a Woman in Union
Place Made
Nepal
Date Made
circa 1830
Medium
Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Dimensions
Framed: 23 x 27 in. (58.42 x 68.58 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the James and Paula Coburn Foundation
Accession Number
M.2005.154.10
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Singh, Kavita. "Congress of Kings: Notes on a Painting of Muhammad Shah Rangeela Having Sex." In A Magic World: New Visions of Indian Painting, edited by Molly Emma Aitken, 38-49. Mumbai: Marg Foundation, 2016.