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Asian Art
Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
Musical Gathering
18th century
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
10 7/8 × 8 1/4 in. (27.7 × 21 cm)
framed: 18 1/4 × 15 1/16 in. (46.3 × 38.3 cm)
The Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, B.A. 1927, Collection, Gift of Mrs. John D. MacDonald
2001.138.72
The elegantly clad and bejeweled women seated at the center of this painting, and their equally fashionable attendants, are enjoying an evening of music and camaraderie. Both of the women hold flowers, which they present to one another, and the flask and betel-nut containers placed before them suggest that the evening will also include rose water and other luxuries.
Geography:
Made in Deccan, India
Status:
By appointment
Culture:
Indian, Islamic
Period:
Mughal dynasty (1526–1857)
Classification:
Paintings
Provenance:
Lallgarh Palace Collection, Bikaner, India; Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, Boston, Mass. to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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