Woman Preparing to Meet her Lover from the Kavipriya of Keshav Das
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Period
ca. 1640 -
Geography
Udaipur, Rajasthan state, Mewar, India -
Material
Opaque watercolor on paper -
Dimension
H x W: 25.1 x 21.6 cm (9 7/8 x 8 1/2 in) -
Accession Number
F1991.89 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_F1991.89
Object Details
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Court
Mewar Court -
School/Tradition
Rajput school -
Label
Hindu texts frequently use romantic imagery to evoke the longing of the individual soul for union with the divine. The Kavipriya (Poems of the Beloved), written in the late sixteenth century, describes possible emotional situations that arise between lovers. Here a woman prepares herself in eager anticipation of meeting her beloved--a very human situation, but in this case also a metaphor for the worshipper preparing to meet with god. -
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection -
Exhibition History
South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000) -
Origin
Udaipur, Rajasthan state, Mewar, India -
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Page -
Type
Painting -
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