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Princess Smoking a Hookah (as Salabhanjika)

1700s

India, Mughal, Kulu influence, 18th century

Medium
Gum tempera and gold on paper
Measurements
Sheet: 30.5 x 21 cm (12 x 8 1/4 in.); Image: 13.4 x 10.2 cm (5 1/4 x 4 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Muriel Butkin 2009.318
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A vertically oriented gum tempera and gold painting depicts a woman with a light skin tone against a light green background. Facing our right, she holds a thin willow branch overhead while smoking a gold hookah resting on a stool. She wears a white striped dress, a dark shawl with gold patterns, and a jeweled headpiece. Ornate gold floral borders frame the central scene beneath blue and gold panels containing a line of calligraphic script.

Princess Smoking a Hookah (as Salabhanjika)

1700s

India, Mughal, Kulu influence, 18th century

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