A PAINTING OF A WOMAN CHASING A CAT THIEFINDIA, PUNJAB HILLS, KANGRA, 1800-182010 x 7 in. (25.4 x 17.8 cm.) (folio)91⁄4 x 61⁄2 in. (23.5 x 16.5 cm.) (image)Details10 x 7 in. (25.4 x 17.8 cm.) (folio)91⁄4 x 61⁄2 in. (23.5 x 16.5 cm.) (image)A lady chases a small cat with a green parrot in its mouth, holding a stick in her right hand and the parrot's empty cage behind her. The scene is derived from poetry, the parrot symbolizing the woman's lover and the cat symbolizing her rival. A Kangra painting of the same subject is in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum (acc. no. IS.140-1955). ---