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Women Enjoying the River at the Forest’s Edge (recto)

c. 1765

style of Hunhar II

(Indian, active mid-1700s)
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Culture
India, Murshidabad or Lucknow, Mughal, 18th century
Medium
Gum tempera and gold on paper
Measurements
Page: 33.1 x 24.9 cm (13 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.351.a
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Description

The image of young women at play, in association with water and the fruiting of trees, such as this mango, has been used in Indian art to signal the idea of prosperity and abundance. Rain clouds approach that will nourish the land. The pairs of women on the banks sample perfumes, and in front of them bowls made of leaves appear to hold jasmine flowers for adorning the hair. One woman smokes a hookah and looks on as two companions frolic in the rivulet. The palace’s white marble buildings are barely indicated in the far distance.
A vertically oriented gum tempera and gold painting depicts six women with medium-light skin tones at a river's edge. On our left bank, two women sit in yellow and purple. In the center, two women face each other in the water. On our right, two women sit near a hookah under a large tree laden with yellow fruit. Dark gray clouds with orange streaks fill the sky, framed by an ornate gold floral border.

Women Enjoying the River at the Forest’s Edge (recto)

c. 1765

Hunhar II

(Indian, active mid-1700s)
India, Murshidabad or Lucknow, Mughal, 18th century

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  • Collection
    Indian
  • Department
    Indian and Southeast Asian Art
  • Type of artwork
    Painting
  • Medium
    Tempera
  • Credit line
    Gift In Honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by Exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection

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