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Two Nautch Girls with Sparklers by a Stream on the Night of the Diwali Festival,...

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HST2907956
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Two Nautch Girls with Sparklers by a Stream on the Night of the Diwali Festival, Bikaner style, 1790-1800 (album leaf; gouache with silver and gold on paper)
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Indian School, (18th century) / Indian
Location
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, USA
Medium
album leaf; gouache with silver and gold on paper
Date
1790 AD - 1800 AD (C18th AD)
Dimensions
17.2x10.4 cms
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In North India, Nautch is one of several styles of popular dance, performed by girls known as Nautch girls. The Bikaner style of painting is a Rajasthani style of painting developed in the city of Bikaner. It emerged in medieval India and was founded by Prince Rao Bika in 1488.

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Photo: Museum of Fine Arts, Houston / gift of Stephen Hamilton in honor of Christine Starkman / Bridgeman Images
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celebration / India / Asia / barefoot / darkness / phool jhadi / hand-held firework / south asia / asian / indian / traditional / dancers / hindu festival of lights / young women / painting / sari / tradition / deepavali / saree
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