Untitled
The Met
Artist: Unknown
Date: ca. 1735
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Ink, opaque and transparent watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: 18 1/2 x 13 1/4 in. (47 x 33.7 cm)
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1996
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A woman in an orange turban and ornate jewelry plays a stringed instrument
Detailed Description
A vertical portrait painting depicts a woman seated and holding a stringed instrument. The woman is positioned slightly right of center, facing left with her head turned in the same direction. She wears an orange turban adorned with a string of white pearls and a red jewel. Her dark, wavy hair is visible in curls around her face and falls over her shoulders. Her face has delicate features, with dark, almond-shaped eyes, a small nose with a ring, and full lips. She wears large green and white earrings and multiple necklaces of white pearls and red and green beads. Her upper body is draped in a gold-colored garment with red and green patterns, and a red shawl is visible over her left shoulder. Her right arm, adorned with multiple white and red bracelets, holds the neck of a long, slender stringed instrument. Her left hand rests on the instrument's bulbous body, which is vertically split into a gold-colored and a dark green section. The instrument has a long neck with tuning pegs at its top. Her fingers are painted with red nail polish, and she wears rings on both hands. A plain, light tan background surrounds the figure, and the painting is enclosed within a dark green border.
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