Lady Alone at Holi Festival
c. 1780
Description
Standing inside a section of a charbagh (four gardens), is a young female figure. She wears a long white dress that has a translucent top. She wears a white headscarf that reveals the top of her head and her black hair. Both the dress and headscarf are covered in splashes of orange, pink, and yellow dyes, indicative of Holi festival celebrations, when these dyes mixed with water are sprayed or thrown to mark the arrival of spring. She plays a stringed musical instrument. She wears bracelets, earrings, and necklaces, including one with a large pendant. Behind her is a small pool of water and farther behind is a small gazebo-like structure. Figures can be seen in the distance participating in the festivities. A long white fabric fence gently billows on the right. There is a glimpse of another female figure, covered in colorful dye, walking behind the white fabric fence. In the background, a male figure accompanied by female courtiers, sprays orange dye at a female courtier. Pahari School, Kangra Style.
Dimensions
19.21 x 12.7 cm (7 9/16 x 5 in.)
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