Untitled
The Met
Artist: Manaku(Indian, active ca. 1725–60)
Date: ca. 1725
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions: 22 5/16 x 33 in. (56.7 x 83.8 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1919
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A golden multi-level structure with white monkey-like figures, animal-headed figures, and a green landscape
Detailed Description
A large golden architectural structure appears on the left, a green landscape on the right, under a light blue sky with a line of small, dark script along the top edge. The golden structure, possibly a palace or fortress, features multiple levels, turrets, and arched openings. On its upper left, a large white, multi-headed serpent-like creature is visible, with several small golden crowns floating above it. Below the serpent, a group of figures with green, white, and brown animalistic heads and human bodies, wearing striped loincloths and crowns, look out from a balcony. On the upper right of the golden structure, a white monkey-like figure with a crown leaps over the battlements, holding a small dark object, as numerous golden, block-like objects fall around it. Below this, a reddish-brown figure climbs down the wall. At the bottom right of the structure, an arched doorway reveals several figures entering or exiting. The right side of the painting shows a green landscape. In the upper right, another white monkey-like figure with a crown flies horizontally. In the lower right, a group of figures is seated on the ground. A dark-skinned figure sits centrally, holding a golden object, surrounded by several lighter-skinned figures, some with monkey-like features, all wearing crowns. Several dark, amorphous shapes are scattered across the green ground. The composition features dominant gold, green, and white colors.
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