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Women Play Music for Radha and Krishna: Chitrini Nayika, from a Rasikapriya
- Date
- c. 1650
- Medium
- gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Culture
- Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
The idea of aesthetic appreciation as explored by the poet Keshavdas (Indian, 1555–1617) in the excerpt from his Rasikapriya written on the back of this painting is envisioned as the appreciation of music. With their arms around each other, Radha and Krishna enjoy the performance on a stringed instrument ( setar ), cymbals, and drum in the forest. Krishna wears a translucent yellow tunic ( jama ), tied under the right arm, which is usually the convention for Muslims.
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