Sohni and Mahinval
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Sohni and Mahinval is a 1850 paint by Unknown, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows two scenes split in half. The top has a man in bright clothes standing by a river, holding a pipe while cows graze nearby. The bottom scene shows a woman floating on a raft, a man meditating under a tree, and another small building by the water. The colors are vivid—greens, blues, and golds—with careful details like the man’s turban and the raft’s woven texture. The edges of the painting are worn, giving it an old, fragile look. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
An opaque watercolour on paper album painting from 1850 depicts Sohni swimming across a river using an overturned pot, heading toward the flute-playing cowherd Mahinval. The scene illustrates an episode from the Sohni and Mahival narrative. The work was included in the 1971 Tantra exhibition at the Hayward Gallery, London, and was acquired from dealer Mirza Ysuff Khan.
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