Radha Confides in Companion
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Title
Radha Confides in Companion
Mapping in Color Item Type Metadata
Title
Radha Confides in Companion
Accession Number
IS.49-1953
Provenance
Michael Rothenstein
Parent Work
Basohli Rasamanjari
Sequential order of folio
33
Date
1660-1670
Location
Basholi, India
Medium
Watercolor, Gold, Beetle Wings; Paper
Size (H x W cm)
23.4x33cm
Text
On the verso in Sanskrit: "O sakhi! I am unable to say how lucky you are, for your lover adorns your body with jewel-studded ornaments. But my beloved, afraid even of a slight interruption in his gazing at me, does not decorate me."
Translation by Randhawa and Bhambri (1967)
Translation by Randhawa and Bhambri (1967)
Paratext
On the top in Takri: "love proud"
On the left border in Takri 33
On the left border in Takri 33
Publications
Archer, W. G. Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills; a Survey and History of Pahari Miniature Painting. London, New York: Sotheby Parke Bernet, 1973.
Collection
Citation
“Radha Confides in Companion,” Mapping Color, accessed April 8, 2026, https://mappingcolor.omeka.fas.harvard.edu/items/show/207.