Cleveland Museum of Art
Court lady singing and playing the vina (recto)
Muhammad Rizavi Hindi
- Date
- c. 1760
- Medium
- Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Culture
- India, Lucknow, Mughal, 18th century
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Her mouth open slightly in song, the woman’s hennaed fingers strum a three-string vina, an Indian musical instrument with a resonator made from a gourd. Music was an essential component of courtly entertainment, along with the drinking of wine and the appreciation of poetry, paintings, and jewels. When the mouth is open, and teeth and tongue are showing, she is singing.
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