Untitled
The Met
Artist: Master of the "Isarda" Bhagavata Purana
Date: ca. 1560–65
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 7 3/8 × 10 1/8 in. (18.7 × 25.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of The H. Rubin Foundation Inc., 1972
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Blue-skinned figure on a red bank, a river with women, deer, and green trees
Detailed Description
A horizontal painting depicts a scene divided into two main horizontal bands by a wavy, dark blue river. The upper band features a red background, while the lower band has a dark blue background. In the upper left, a blue-skinned figure with yellow garments and a crown stands on a red bank, partially obscured by green foliage. The figure stands with one leg raised. To the left of this figure, a white deer with brown markings stands near the water's edge. Above the red background, a band of text in a script reads: "ओम् हर हरणा यारा हरणा देता सांबा सो सुपादायनीमा मा हसतायः प्रहसत्सर बाधैः परिलसत्सुवा वस्त्रा हरणा". The dark blue river, rendered with white wavy lines, flows diagonally from the upper left to the lower right. It is populated by numerous figures, mostly women with light brown skin, dark hair, and yellow tops with red lower garments. They are depicted in various poses, some with hands raised, others partially submerged, and some with their bodies angled as if carried by the water. Several reddish-brown, tear-drop shaped objects float in the water. On the lower right bank, two more deer, one light brown and one darker brown, are visible among green trees and foliage. The dark blue background of this lower section extends to the bottom edge of the painting, where a thin red border is present. The overall palette includes strong reds, blues, yellows, and greens.
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