Woman Leaving Her Lover

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Poetic scenes of lovers and the distress of their separation were popular themes in the Pahari Hills at the beginning of the nineteenth century. At that time, the workshops in the Kangra and Guler courts were producing works of exceptional quality and refinement, as seen here in the delicate execution of the central heroine.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art