A Courtesan and Her Lover Estranged by a Quarrel: Page from a Rasamanjari series, Devidasa of Nurpur, dated 1694–95
A Courtesan and Her Lover Estranged by a Quarrel: Page from a Rasamanjari series, dated 1694–95, India (Punjab Hills, Basohli), Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper, Overall: 8 5/8 x 12 3/4in. ( x ), Paintings, Devidasa of Nurpur (active ca. 1680–ca. 1720), The Rasamanjari (Essence of the Experience of Delight) is a series of late fifteenth-century poems that subtly categorizes amorous situations, moods, and physical traits of women. In this image, the half-open doorway alludes to the lover’s hasty departure from the palace of his mistress
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