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Entertainment at a Palace

Entertainment at a Palace

Indian

The drawing depicts a king holding up a small lotus flower and sitting within an archway. Behind him is a female attendant holding up a flywhisk, which denotes his royal stats. The king watches a female dancer playing cymbals and kneeling as she balances a tray with candles. Behind her is a male musician holding a stringed instrument known as a tambura. Rajput Style.

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