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Krishna Abhisarika Nayika, from a Rasikapriya manuscript

c. 1615–25

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Amber

Medium
Gum tempera on paper
Measurements
Miniature: 12.1 x 12.7 cm (4 3/4 x 5 in.)
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Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.166
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The mistress of the protagonist offers her rival a betel leaf to calm her down.

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Two women quarrel outside a house while the Nayaka (hero protagonist) watches from a safe distance. The woman wearing a red scarf appears to be the Nayaka’s wife or beloved, who has just realized her partner’s infidelity. In a fit of anger, she strangles the other woman, who would be the Nayaka’s mistress, and raises a leg to kick her.
A horizontally oriented tempera painting depicts the dark-skinned god Krishna standing center right in a translucent tunic and crown, holding a flute. To our left, two women with light skin tones stand in the doorway of a brown building, wearing orange, purple, and yellow garments. In the upper right, dark clouds and a faint horseman occupy a blue sky, while a decorative floral border runs along the top of the composition.

Krishna Abhisarika Nayika, from a Rasikapriya manuscript

c. 1615–25

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Amber

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