Female performer with tanpura

A woman in a red and striped skirt and a dark bodice sits on green grass, playing a long-necked stringed instrument held across her body. Beside her lie a coiled cord and a small pot under a dark, night-toned sky. The small painting uses opaque color and gold on paper.

Artist

Unknown

Date

18th century

Medium

Color and gold on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2309 × 2999 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art