Courtesan in a Window
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Caption
Indian. Courtesan in a Window, 18th century. Washes of watercolor, gold, and ink on paper, sheet: 11 7/8 x 8 3/16 in. (30.2 x 20.8 cm) image: 5 1/2 x 2 9/16 in. (14.0 x 6.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. George Dupont Pratt, 40.370. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Culture
Title
Courtesan in a Window
Date
18th century
Geography
Place made: Deccan, India
Medium
Washes of watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
Classification
Dimensions
sheet: 11 7/8 x 8 3/16 in. (30.2 x 20.8 cm) image: 5 1/2 x 2 9/16 in. (14.0 x 6.5 cm)
Inscriptions
reverse: panel of calligraphy, signed by "'Abdi al-Nishapuri" from catalogue: Verso, poem in Persian, in nastaliq script: If I could kiss you,/It would be all I would want from your person./You are my greatest passion and all else is vanity./The only thing I plead is to kiss you; in lower left corner, signature, in Persian, in nastaliq script: Written by Abd al-Nishaburi/May Lord pardon his sins. (Trans. M. Ekhtiar)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. George Dupont Pratt
Accession Number
40.370
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