A COURTLY LADY DANCING ON A PALATIAL TERRACE
Jodhpur, Rajasthan, North-Western India, ca. 1840 - 1860

Opaque pigments heightened with gold and silver on paper, the vertical-format composition depicting a sensuous courtly lady in a typical Hindustani dancing pose, ready to take a spin, with her hands interlinked and her little fingers crossing and pointing outward, wearing a golden choli top, at her feet several vessels including drinking cups, pandan boxes, bottles, and a spittoon, set within red, white and green rules, and concentric polychrome borders, mounted, glazed, and framed, 40.6cm x 34cm including the frame.

Dimensions: 40.6cm x 34cm including the frame