id:			146193
accession number:	1971.83
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.83
updated:		2024-03-26 02:40:38.300000

Girls Spraying Each Other at Holi, c. 1640–50. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 19 x 12.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund 1971.83

title:				Girls Spraying Each Other at Holi
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creation date:			c. 1640–50
creation date earliest:		1635
creation date latest:		1655
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creditline:			Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund
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culture:	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner
technique:	Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Overall: 19 x 12.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music
	opening date:   1996-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Dance of the Gods: Indian Art Inspired by Music</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-December 8, 1996).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': '<em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 13, 2003-February 18, 2004).', 'opening_date': '2003-08-13T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (August 18, 2004-May 23, 2005).', 'opening_date': '2004-08-18T00:00:00'}

* {'description': '<em>Main Gallery Rotation (gallery 245)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (April 28-November 2, 2015).', 'opening_date': '2015-04-28T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	John D. MacDonald, Cambridge, MA, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1971
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1971-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Leach, Linda York. <em>Indian Miniature Paintings and Drawings</em>. Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art in cooperation with Indiana University Press, 1986.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 37
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	Diamond, Debra. "Holi in the Zenana: Genre, Style and Sociability." In <em>A Magic World: New Visions of Indian Painting.</em> Molly Emma Aitken, 100-115. Mumbai, India: Published by Radhika Sabavala for the Marg Foundation, 2016.
	page number: 	Reproduced: pp. 2, 104, fig. 5
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