Vasaka Sajja Nayika

Indian

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

This painting, like so many others made in northern India in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, depicts a woman pining for her absent lover. Probably from a series depicting nayikas, or types of female lovers, the image shows a woman making a bed, her bent posture suggesting that she is dejected. One can imagine that she remembers past lovemaking that took place there, and that she is preparing it in the vain hope that it will be occupied by her lover again soon. As is often the case, one of her friends is trying to cheer her up.

Caption

Indian. Vasaka Sajja Nayika, ca. 1690. Opaque watercolor on paper, sheet: 6 15/16 x 6 3/4 in. (17.6 x 17.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X623.2. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, X623.2_IMLS_SL2.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

Asian Art

Culture

Indian

Title

Vasaka Sajja Nayika

Date

ca. 1690

Geography

Place made: Mankot, Punjab Hills, India

Medium

Opaque watercolor on paper

Classification

Watercolor

Dimensions

sheet: 6 15/16 x 6 3/4 in. (17.6 x 17.1 cm)

Credit Line

Brooklyn Museum Collection

Accession Number

X623.2

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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