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Deceived Heroine (Vipralabdha), Nayika Painting Appended to a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)circa 1625

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Small Indian painting on paper with two richly jeweled figures in red and gold garments standing beneath a patterned crimson canopy, with Devanagari inscription above and aged, flaking surface
Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Deceived Heroine (Vipralabdha), Nayika Painting Appended to a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)
Place Made
Nepal, Bhaktapur (?)
Date Made
circa 1625
Medium
Opaque watercolor, metallic paint, and ink on paper
Dimensions
7 1/16 x 5 5/8 in. (18 x 14.28 cm)
Credit Line
Museum Acquisition Fund
Accession Number
M.73.2.5
Classification
Books
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Art of Nepal. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; University of California Press, 1985.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Nepal: Where the Gods are Young. New York: Asia House Gallery, 1975.