Cleveland Museum of Art
Krishna Abhisarika Nayika, from a Rasikapriya manuscript
- Date
- c. 1615–25
- Medium
- Gum tempera on paper
- Culture
- Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Amber
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Two women quarrel outside a house while the Nayaka (hero protagonist) watches from a safe distance. The woman wearing a red scarf appears to be the Nayaka’s wife or beloved, who has just realized her partner’s infidelity. In a fit of anger, she strangles the other woman, who would be the Nayaka’s mistress, and raises a leg to kick her. The mistress of the protagonist offers her rival a betel leaf to calm her down.
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