Archival Details
- Tradition: Pahari
- Period: c. 1700
- Medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper
- Dimensions: Image: 16.2 x 26.5 cm (6 3/8 x 10 7/16 in.); Overall: 20.3 x 31 cm (8 x 12 3/16 in.)
- Credit line: Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund
- Source: The Cleveland Museum of Art, accession 1960.47
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.