Two women on a balcony
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Not on view at present
Where is “Two women on a balcony” now? Collection: Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- Source
- The museum
About the work
This drawing features two women in an elegantly appointed balcony. The kneeling nayika figure sits on a platform tending a flower arrangement, as her attendant waves a flywhisk over her head. The women’s featureswide eyes, highly arched brows, and short rounded nosesreflect traits of Benares regional art. This is most likely a practice sketch of a ragini, a feminine musical mode expressing longing for an absent lover. A short-hand, abbreviated line of Devanagari script may be interpreted to indicate this is a representation of the Kunkini Ragini.
Harvard Art Museums
Details
- Accession number
- 2009.114
In the catalog
Sources
- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
