Woman with tambur, seated on a branch of a tree
Life Story
The woman in this painting is wearing a filmy white jama and tight orange paijama. Her pearl ear-rings and bangles are typical South India style. Her side-view face is also Indian style. However, the blue-green background wash and the flower design of the border show Persian influence.
Description taken from the ‘Art From The Indian Sub-Continent In The Sainsbury Centre’ catalogue by Margaret A. Willey (Sainsbury Centre, UEA, 1995).
Not on display
Title/Description: Woman with tambur, seated on a branch of a tree
Born: 1680 c.
Object Type: Drawing
Materials: Gold, Paper, Watercolour
Measurements: Unframed: (h. 340 x w. 165 x d. 1 mm) Framed: (h. 412 x w. 326 x d. 21 mm)
Accession Number: 582
Historic Period: 17th century
Production Place: Asia, Deccan, India
School/Style: Indian Miniatures
Credit Line: Donated by Robert and Lisa Sainsbury, 1978
