Two Nautch Girls with Sparklers by a Stream on the Night of the Diwali Festival
Artist
Unknown Indian
CultureIndian
Titles
- Two Nautch Girls with Sparklers by a Stream on the Night of the Diwali Festival
Date1790–1800
PlaceIndia
MediumAlbum leaf; gouache with silver and gold on paper
DimensionsSheet: 6 3/4 × 4 1/8 in. (17.2 × 10.4 cm)
Mount: 9 1/4 × 6 in. (23.5 × 15.2 cm)
Mount: 9 1/4 × 6 in. (23.5 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Stephen Hamilton in honor of Christine Starkman
Object number2008.433
Non exposé
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Department
Asian ArtObject Type
Exhibition History"Shahzia Sikander: Extraordinary Realities," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, March 20–June 5, 2022.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
No visible signature
Stamped on verso with additional marks in ink: "MINIATURE PAINTING BELONGS / TO THE PERSONAL COLLECTION / OF / ... AHARAJA BIKANER / C ... (faded) 17 8 69 / 1963 St. No 2102 / Old St. No 735 / Comptroller of the Household. / BIKANER / Khet Siug ? / P2076"
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