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| Dimensions | 44 cm × 32 cm (17 in × 13 in) |
| Location | Chester Beatty Library, Dublin |
Yogini with a Mynah Bird is a Deccan-styled painting located in the Chester Beatty Library.
Description
The principal subject is a woman, who has the characteristic features of a yogini, with ash-colored skin and top-knotted hair. Her elongated and lean body also points toward her status as an ascetic, as her leanness may be due to fasting. She is wearing a red peshwaj, with a golden dupatta and gold jewelry. This attire suggests that she belongs to the aristocracy, which is in contrast to her appearance as an ascetic. A myna bird is perched upon her right hand.
On either side of the woman are plants, the design of which was likely copied from Chinese porcelain or textiles.
In the background are rocks characteristic of the Deccan, and a hill, atop which is a palace.
References
- ^ Haidar, Navina Najat; Sardar, Marika (2015-04-13). Sultans of Deccan India, 1500–1700: Opulence and Fantasy. Metropolitan Museum of Art. ISBN 978-0-300-21110-8.
- Goswamy, B. N. (2014). The Spirit of Indian Painting: Close Encounters with 101 Great Works, 1100-1900. Penguin Books. ISBN 978-0-670-08657-3.
- Goswamy, B. N. Ruminations: 101 & more short essays on the spirit of Indian art. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. ISBN 978-93-6790-887-7.
- Brainerd, Madeleine; Kitao, Kaori (2018). "Yogini and Mynah Bird: On the Poetics and Politics of Transspecies Meditation". Mocking Bird Technologies: The Poetics of Parroting, Mimicry, and Other Starling Tropes. Fordham University Press. ISBN 978-0-8232-7848-0.
- Dundoo, Sangeetha Devi (2021-04-14). "Navina Najat Haidar, Kathleen James-Chakraborty and Abeer Gupta to discuss the intersection of art and rock formations of Hyderabad and Deccan". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-12-19.