Opaque watercolor and gold on paper;
Inscribed in Nagari (Braj) on the recto: [Left Border] Nagari numeral ‘185’; on the recto [Top border]: tīja parava sautini saje bhūṣana vasana sarīra || sabai margaje muh kare bahe maragajaiṁ cīra || ukti sakhī kī sakhī sau || nāikā prema garvitā alaṁkāra asaṁgati || (Translated: On the festival day of Tij (Monsoon Festival), the co-wives adorn their bodies with ornaments and fine garments; yet before her their faces appear sullied, even though she herself is clad in a soiled, crumpled sari. Spoken by one sakhi to another. The heroine is prema-garvita (proud through love). The poetic device is asamgati (incongruity)). Inscribed in Nagari (Braj) on the verso: Oṁ Hariḥ Oṁ || Tīja paraba sotina saje bhūṣana Vasana śarīra || sabai margaje muh kare bahe maragaje cīra || sakhī prati sakhyokti asaṁgati alaṁkāra || nāikā prema garvitā || nambar || 185||(Translated: Invocation to Hari. On the festival day of Tij (Monsoon Festival), the co-wives adorn their bodies with ornaments and fine garments; yet before her their faces appear sullied, even though she herself is clad in a soiled, crumpled sari. Spoken by one sakhi to another. The poetic device is asamgati (incongruity). The heroine is prema-garvita (proud through love)).
Image: 7⁵⁄₈ x 7 in. (19.4 x 17.8 cm.)
Folio: 9¹⁄₂ x 8³⁄₄ in. (24.1 x 22.2 cm.)

Maggs Bros., London, 1980

Maggs Bros., Oriental Miniatures and Illumination, Bulletin No. 32, London, 1980, pl. VIII, no. 14.