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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: 40 x 29 cm. Place of origin: [Northern India]
Summary
Illustrations and text on front and back. Language: Urdu; script in black. Side a: One illustrated panel of a man and woman standing in a pavilion with two female attendants. The man appears to present the woman to one of four men outside the pavilion. Side b: One illustrated panel with a nude man and woman copulating in a pavilion. Details in gold. Paper brittle, discolored and water-stained. Torn and taped. White mat.
Kinsey subjects
Art--Northern India--18th century. Book illustration. Coital techniques--Northern India--18th century.

Holdings

Library
Blmgtn - Kinsey Institute Library (by appointment only)
Call Number
238P A004a-b
Location
Kinsey Institute Library - Art