Maid bringing a hookah to a lady (recto), from a Kalighat album

Date

c. 1890

Medium

Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper

Origin

Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

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• Pravira Kneeling at the Feet of Jana
• Vaishnava Devotee with Two Women
• Lakshmi and Sarasvati
• Yasoda Holding Krishna and Radha
• A couple in their chamber in early morning: Vighada Ragaputra of Shri Raga, from a Ragamala

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