The vertical arrangement represented in the outdoor setting is an element of the Bundi School. The artist has drawn his figure with remarkable assurance, particularly the pose of the heroine is remarkable. The woman is partially kneeling down, playing a tambourine called a 'daphli'. She is tall and slender. Her face is oval, slightly plump; possesses a prominent forehead and a receding chin. Her eyebrows are like the bow of Kama and her eyes are soft as those of a wild gazelle. She's wearing a short blouse called a kanchuki and a long skirt that gathers at the waist. Her odhini is transparent revealing her cascading tresses at her back. She is adorned with jewelry, prominently the pendant adorning her forehead.
The artist has used microscopic lines with a single hair brush with great skill and maturity. This method is called 'pardaz' in the artistic world. 'Pardaz' or gossamer of lines was a particular device applied around the animate or inanimate forms to produce the three dimensional effect and project and separate them from the background. In the outline of the face, the shoulder and the dress, we notice the subtle shadows in face and dress, creating volume.
The gray sky at the upper edge reflects not only the color of her dress but her mood as well. This miniature is remarkable for its simplicity of composition, its precision of execution and its juxtaposition of subdued warm colors which seek to express a mood.
This description by Renu Rana.
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