The sage-physician Dhanvantari, Guler-Basohli style folio

A seated bearded man in a white robe and patterned turban sits on a yellow floral rug against a flat orange field under a thin band of blue sky with clouds. He raises one hand near his chest and holds a small object in the other, in opaque watercolor on paper within a red border.

Artist

Attributed to Manaku (active ca.1700-1760)

Date

ca. 1735-1740

Medium

Opaque watercolor and gold on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

3000 × 2046 px

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