Untitled
The Met
Artist: Unknown
Date: early 12th century
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Opaque watercolor on palm leaf
Dimensions: Page: 2 3/4 x 16 7/16 in. (7 x 41.8 cm) Image: 2 1/2 x 1 15/16 in. (6.4 x 4.9 cm)
Credit Line: Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2001
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A green-skinned figure dances among smaller figures, flanked by text panels
Detailed Description
This horizontal rectangular painting is divided into three vertical sections: two outer text panels and a central illustrated panel. The central panel features a large, green-skinned figure in a dynamic, dancing pose on a vibrant red background. This prominent figure has multiple arms, with one raised holding a patterned object resembling a sword or club above its head. It wears patterned green and yellow clothing, elaborate jewelry, and a large, ornate golden halo or headdress. Its body is adorned with white dots. Surrounding the central figure are numerous smaller figures. To the left, several figures with varying skin tones, including one with a white beard, look towards the central green figure. Below the central figure, several smaller, mostly nude figures, some with light skin and some with darker skin, are in active poses, some appearing to be children. To the right, a blue-skinned figure supports the central green figure. The background of the central panel is a vibrant red, with green foliage and vines at the top. A decorative border of yellow dots on a red line frames the central illustration. The two side panels are light beige with black text in an Indic script. Each text panel has a red border with yellow dots, matching the central panel's frame. The text on the left panel reads: "यावनायक्षमा यवनामिथाव अधवा हठसग कामावररासय यावबुधवा नगवा हसगुवि मदेववगाधवा". The text on the right panel reads: "वलोहनिजिहि सतमहायागिह ययवावयायय वरराधिथयवध प्रधविदिधयधा सविरासयभागन मेवधयसुलेवधा".
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