Gujari ragini
Painting
ca. 1680 (made)
ca. 1680 (made)
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This is from a series of paintings collectively known as ragamala or ‘garland of ragas’ – visual representations of musical modes and poetic verses. The joys and sorrows of love
are the central theme of a ragamala series
with the raga and ragini as male and female characters. Here a lady plays her vina and yearns for her lover, and the mood is one of melancholy.
are the central theme of a ragamala series
with the raga and ragini as male and female characters. Here a lady plays her vina and yearns for her lover, and the mood is one of melancholy.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Gujari ragini (generic) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Ragamala, Gujari ragini, lady with vina, opaque watercolour on paper, Amer, ca. 1680 |
| Physical description | A Ragamala painting on paper depicting a lady with a vina playing to two peacocks, while a maid plies a fly-whisk; to the right, a bed-chamber with a maid preparing the bed; in the upper half, a bed outside on a terrace, a maid preparing it. Illustration to the musical mode Gujari ragini. From the same series as IS. 64-1952. |
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| Content description | A lady with a vina to two peacocks, while a maid plies a fly-whisk; to the right, a bed-chamber with a maid preparing the bed; in the upper half, a bed outside on a terrace, a maid preparing it. Illustration to the musical mode Gujari ragini. |
| Style | |
| Gallery label | This is from a series of paintings collectively known as ragamala or ‘garland of ragas’ – visual representations of musical modes and poetic verses. The joys and sorrows of love
are the central theme of a ragamala series
with the raga and ragini as male and female characters. Here a lady plays her vina and yearns for her lover, and the mood is one of melancholy.(July 2017) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This is from a series of paintings collectively known as ragamala or ‘garland of ragas’ – visual representations of musical modes and poetic verses. The joys and sorrows of love are the central theme of a ragamala series with the raga and ragini as male and female characters. Here a lady plays her vina and yearns for her lover, and the mood is one of melancholy. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.84-1952 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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