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Indian miniature painting in pink tones: a blue seated figure, a standing woman, and a winged figure aiming a bow above a pavilion with two seated people.

Kama Aims His Bow at Radha, Gita Govinda Page

A small painting on paper shows a blue-skinned seated figure under an arch at left, a standing woman in green and pink beside a tree, and a winged white figure drawing a bow above a pavilion where two people sit on a red carpet. A pink ground, leafy trees, and an inscription band frame the scene in opaque watercolor and ink.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1695
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Source
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Size
4000 × 2653 px
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Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1705).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Jeffrey Paley, 1975

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