Page from a Dispersed Rasikapriya (Lover's Breviary)

Page from a Dispersed Rasikapriya (Lover's Breviary)

Nuruddin

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Within a palace courtyard, Krishna approaches Radha, who is leaning against a bolster and is attended by two female servants. In the right middle ground are two men, perhaps jewelers: one blows into a brazier with a long tube while the other holds a ring.


Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.