Court lady singing and playing the vina
c. 1760
Muhammad Rizavi Hindi
Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s)
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Court lady singing and playing the vina, c. 1760. India, Lucknow, Mughal, 18th century. Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper (recto); miniature: 21.6 x 16.8 cm (8 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.349.a When the mouth is open, and teeth and tongue are showing, she is singing.
- Maker/Artist
- Muhammad Rizavi Hindi
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper (recto)
- Dimensions
- Miniature: 21.6 x 16.8 cm (8 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.)
- Departments
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2013.349.a
- Credit Line
- Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
- Exhibitions
- Art and Stories from Mughal India, <em>Beauty in Asia</em>. Asian Civilizations Museum, Singapore (May 3-September 23, 2007).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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