Pragamyashyatiyaka
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Indian. Pragamyashyatiyaka, ca. 1825. Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper, sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (29.2 x 21.9 cm) image: 8 1/2 x 6 in. (21.6 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Emily Manheim Goldman, 1991.180.12. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
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Collection
Culture
Title
Pragamyashyatiyaka
Date
ca. 1825
Geography
Place made: Punjab Hills, India
Medium
Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper
Classification
Dimensions
sheet: 11 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (29.2 x 21.9 cm) image: 8 1/2 x 6 in. (21.6 x 15.2 cm)
Inscriptions
Inscription at top: Pragamyashyatiyaka on verso: Hearing the news of the return of her lover, joy spread all over the courtyard as well as the heroine. She asks the ali (female companion): "Tell me, who told you this? My tears of happiness are flowing, and why is he apart when he is so close to my heart? Signs (seals) of his love are so deep on my body that my veil, even if fully extended, is unable to cover them." On verso: 171, in Nagari script.) Inscription read by S. Mitra.
Credit Line
Gift of Emily Manheim Goldman
Accession Number
1991.180.12
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