Gouache on paper-17th century
Verse 76 from the Rasamanjari, written by the 15th century poet Bhanudatta, is inscribed on the back.
"O my slender beauty,
You, whom even the snakes
Could not frighten on the way,
Now tremble at the mere touch of my arm.
The thunder of the clouds
Could not shake you,
And yet the sound
Of my words of love
Makes you turn.
What am I to do?"
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