Archival Details

• Tradition: Pahari
• Period: c. 1710
• Medium: gum tempera and ink on paper
• Dimensions: Page: 38 x 24.8 cm (14 15/16 x 9 3/4 in.)
• Credit line: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
• Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 2018.112

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.