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Vibhasa
Indian, Rajasthani
mid-18th century
Object Place: Jaipur, Rajasthan, Northern India
Medium/Technique
Opaque watercolor on paper; repainted, gold added
Dimensions
24.4 x 17.3 cm (9 5/8 x 6 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.51
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia
ClassificationsPaintings
InscriptionsHindi inscription (transliteration see paper file) in translation:
"Megha malara has entered on the path of love, and the clouds have assumed full measure of glory,
Love has taken bow and arrow in hands, and Desire is considering in her heart the battle of love,
She lays a loving hand on her breast, and turning her face, awakens her darling's love.
Both are hardy and valiant fighters, both are well matched and neither yields,
Both are alike in beauty of form, the tender girl and the lusty youth.
Hear the tale of love, the passionate pleasure of union,
Only if you look with the eyes of love will you see the true tincture of love!"
"Megha malara has entered on the path of love, and the clouds have assumed full measure of glory,
Love has taken bow and arrow in hands, and Desire is considering in her heart the battle of love,
She lays a loving hand on her breast, and turning her face, awakens her darling's love.
Both are hardy and valiant fighters, both are well matched and neither yields,
Both are alike in beauty of form, the tender girl and the lusty youth.
Hear the tale of love, the passionate pleasure of union,
Only if you look with the eyes of love will you see the true tincture of love!"
ProvenanceBy 1913, Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA; 1915, gift of Ross to the MFA. (Accession date: January 7, 1915)