The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 20, 2025
Princely ascetic in the forest visited by ladies
c. 1760
Overall: 32.7 x 26.5 cm (12 7/8 x 10 7/16 in.)
Location: Not on view
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Hennaed fingers and jeweled anklets confirm that this prince is a woman.Description
At first glance a group of court women has gathered to visit a prince who abandoned the palace to practice yoga, as indicated by the strap around the knees of the figure seated at the right. Upon close inspection, however, the prince is being “played” by a woman dressed for the part. All the components of a pleasurable courtly Mughal gathering are present. A sumptuous carpet, bottles of alcohol, fruit, a hookah, breath-freshening paan, and a woman playing a vina have been set up in the forest as if in the palace.- Art and Stories from Mughal India. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1971.95