Archival Details

• Tradition: Pahari
• Period: c. 1725
• Medium: Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper
• Dimensions: Painting: 55.5 x 79 cm (21 7/8 x 31 1/8 in.); Overall: 56.3 x 81 cm (22 3/16 x 31 7/8 in.)
• Credit line: Gift of George P. Bickford
• Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1966.143

Pahari painting refers to schools active in the Himalayan foothill states of northern India — including Kangra, Guler, and Basohli — from roughly the 17th to 19th centuries. The tradition is particularly associated with lyrical renderings of Krishna devotional poetry and is noted for delicate line work and a refined, atmospheric palette.