Untitled
The Met
Artist: Unknown
Date: ca. 1610
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: Image: 8 1/2 × 5 1/8 in. (21.6 × 13 cm) Sheet: 9 1/8 × 5 5/8 in. (23.2 × 14.3 cm)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1918
Visual Descriptions
AI GeneratedVisual Summary
Brief Description
A couple embracing under trees in a verdant landscape, with a block of text above
Detailed Description
A rectangular painting depicts a couple embracing amidst a verdant landscape, topped by a band of text. The upper portion features a light tan background with multiple lines of script in black, interspersed with some red characters. Below this, the main scene unfolds with a man and a woman in an embrace. The man, on the left, has dark skin and wears a light-colored, possibly off-white or pale pink, lower garment with a patterned sash and a turban. His left arm is around the woman's back, and his right hand is near her face. The woman, on the right, has lighter skin and wears a brown skirt, an orange top, and a sheer fabric draped over her head and shoulders. Her left arm is around the man's neck, and her right hand rests on his chest. Their faces are close together. They stand on a light green ground with scattered darker green foliage and small plants. Surrounding them are several trees with dark green, dense foliage and reddish-brown trunks. One tree in the background, centrally located, has lighter green, palm-like leaves, with two small, dark figures visible in its branches. Another tree on the right has small red dots, possibly fruit or flowers, among its leaves. The painted scene is framed by a thin red line, and the entire piece has a rough, light brown border. The transcribed text reads: "सो प्रछन्न संजोग कवि कहै वियोगगमाना जानै पीय प्रिया किसखि सद्दृतिसमान ॥ कवि ॥ वनमे हयलो न कुमारिसु रगिरमे रु विसोसरु रुपियो कलकृ डितशजित कामकलो विपरीत रति कियै । मनिसाहति स्यामजगडजरा चितिचेले चलचारु हियै मय दलके फुलो कुलाकृतु के सवंतु मनौ निचयै कलि".
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