Archival Details

• Tradition: Pahari
• Period: c. 1800
• Medium: Gum tempera on paper
• Dimensions: Image: 16 x 10.2 cm (6 5/16 x 4 in.); Overall: 23.8 x 14.8 cm (9 3/8 x 5 13/16 in.)
• Credit line: Edward L. Whittemore Fund
• Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1932.118

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.