Untitled
The Met
Artist: Unknown
Date: 1630–40
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: Overall: 9 3/4 × 7 7/8 in. (24.8 × 20 cm) Framed: 19 7/8 x 14 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (50.5 x 37.8 x 3.8 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of John and Evelyn Kossak, The Kronos Collections, 1982
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
A man and woman seated indoors, attended by women, beneath a starry night sky
Detailed Description
The painting is a vertical rectangle framed by a solid red border. At the very top, a narrow yellow band contains black text in an unknown script, which reads: "दीपक: रागः कथ्यते॥१॥ ॥स्नेहेनमनसीथेम हतौ प्रियासागादीयेनलीने ॥मुनगीतवेत्या॥तस्यासिरेउपरकरवादीपेः ल्झागतकुचजगादीपेः॥१॥ ॥दिपकरोगःपुरीष॥". Below this, the upper portion of the scene depicts a dark blue-black night sky filled with small white stars and stylized white and red flowers on dark green stems. Below the sky, a building is depicted. Its central feature is a blue-tiled, scalloped roof with golden finials. To the left of this roof is a white dome with red markings at its base. To the right, a white tower-like structure with a black rectangular window and red accents is visible. The main scene unfolds within a structure below the roofline. A central room with a solid red back wall is flanked by two narrower sections with green walls. In the red-walled room, a man and a woman are seated on a patterned cushion. The man, on the right, wears a green turban, a white patterned robe with gold trim, and orange pants. He has a dark mustache and is gently touching the woman's chin. The woman, on the left, wears a yellow top and a blue patterned skirt. To the man's right, a standing woman in a yellow and white patterned dress holds a white fan on a stick. In the green-walled sections, two more women stand facing inwards. The woman on the far left wears a red and white patterned dress and holds a golden object on a tray. The woman on the far right, also in a red and white patterned dress, holds a similar golden object. The bottom of the painting features a horizontal band of yellow, patterned to resemble bricks.
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