Untitled
The Met
Artist: Unknown
Date: ca. 1540
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 9 1/16 in. (17.1 x 23 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 1985
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
A multi-panel painting showing figures in various scenes, including struggles and conversations
Detailed Description
This rectangular painting features a red background and is divided into two main horizontal registers by a yellow and green decorative border. A smaller, recessed panel is visible in the top left corner. In the top left panel, two light-skinned figures with elaborate headdresses and jewelry are seated on a red and white patterned cushion within a green-walled room. The figure on the left, with yellow skin, gestures with their right hand towards the lighter-skinned figure on the right, who holds a small, dark object. Above this panel, black text in an unfamiliar script reads: "वासंधकेजीमसेनद्वैबंडकनतश्रश्रीहिनिष्काछावनहैरोनदै". Below this text, centered, is "सा-नाना". The main scene in the top right register depicts a struggle. A yellow-skinned figure, dressed in a yellow lower-body garment and green sash, pulls a dark-skinned, multi-limbed figure with long black hair. The dark figure is partially covered by a white cloth with red patterns and appears to be falling or being dragged. To the far right, two dark-skinned figures, also in yellow lower-body garments and sashes, stand facing left, one holding a thin, dark object. The number "२८२" is visible in red on the right side. The bottom register mirrors the top in its red background. On the bottom left, two yellow-skinned figures in white lower-body garments and sashes move towards the right. The figure on the left has a green sash, and the one on the right has a yellow sash. They are positioned in front of a red and green patterned wall. The main scene in the bottom right register again shows a yellow-skinned figure, similarly dressed, pulling or carrying a dark-skinned, multi-limbed figure with long black hair, who is also covered by a white and red patterned cloth. To the far right, a yellow-skinned figure embraces a dark-skinned figure, while another dark-skinned figure stands nearby, gesturing with their right hand. The number "२८२" is again visible in red on the right side.
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