Embracing Couple
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Indian. Embracing Couple, ca. 1725–1730. Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper, sheet: 11 3/8 x 8 3/16 in. (28.9 x 20.8 cm) image: 9 11/16 x 5 1/2 in. (24.6 x 14.0 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Anonymous gift, 80.277.14. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Culture
Title
Embracing Couple
Date
ca. 1725–1730
Geography
Place made: Rajasthan, India
Medium
Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Classification
Dimensions
sheet: 11 3/8 x 8 3/16 in. (28.9 x 20.8 cm) image: 9 11/16 x 5 1/2 in. (24.6 x 14.0 cm)
Inscriptions
Obverse, at top in a broad yellow band in Devanagari script: asananama: The lady's back is on the bed and he grasps her waist...and they are enjoying the pleasure of love-making.
Credit Line
Anonymous gift
Accession Number
80.277.14
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