Description
A king sent the courtesans to a forest ashram to convince the ascetic boy Rishyashringa to come back with them to the palace. The king believes that Rishyashringa's presence in the palace will bring about the end of a drought. Rishyashringa had never seen a woman before and was completely bewildered by them.
Provenance
Raghubir Singh of Shangri, Kulu Valley (1956); (Kalesan Natesan, Natesan’s Galleries, Ltd., London, England, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?–2002); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (2002–)
Accession Number
2002.6
Medium
Gum tempera and ink on paper
Dimensions
Page: 20 x 30.4 cm (7 7/8 x 11 15/16 in.)
Classification
Painting
Credit Line
Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund
