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[Illuminated manuscript page] [picture]

Title
[Illuminated manuscript page] [picture]
Format
Image
Published
[1750-1850]
Description
1 art original : paint and gold on paper ; 32 x 22 cm.
Notes
Art original. Title supplied by cataloger. Size when matted: 41 x 31 cm. Place of origin: [Northern India]
Summary
Illustrations and text both sides. Language: Urdu; script in black and red. Side a: Two illustrated panels. Top panel: Three men in a garden pavilion with four men standing outside. Bottom panel: Two garden pavilions, each with a man and woman inside (same couple?). One couple engages in conversation, the other copulates. Side b: One illustrated panel--a man and woman greet each other in a pavilion. Two women and three men attend. Bright colors, some details in gold. Worm holes in places. Paper stained, smudged, torn and taped. Double-windowed mat, red. Incorrectly cataloged as Persian. Old call number retained for now.
Kinsey subjects
Book illustration.

Holdings

Library
Blmgtn - Kinsey Institute Library (by appointment only)
Call Number
172P A003.2a-b
Location
Kinsey Institute Library - Art