Goda Raga
Painting
ca. 1700 - ca. 1710 (made)
ca. 1700 - ca. 1710 (made)
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This is a page from a series of 32 paintings from a ragamala, or 'garland of ragas', in which musical modes are illustrated by various human types and activities.This scene is inscribed at the top in takri characters as goda raga, the 'son' of megha raga.
This exuberant set of paintings from the Pahari (Hill) region of north India uses a very distinctive colour scheme. This painting has a striking chocolate-brown background; others use a brilliant orange. The style of painting is very free and lively, and is typical of painting from some of the smaller states of the Punjab Hills. This set was attributed by W.G.Archer, who acquired it for the V&A, to Kulu, but other authorities have now suggested it was painted at Bahu, near Jammu.
This exuberant set of paintings from the Pahari (Hill) region of north India uses a very distinctive colour scheme. This painting has a striking chocolate-brown background; others use a brilliant orange. The style of painting is very free and lively, and is typical of painting from some of the smaller states of the Punjab Hills. This set was attributed by W.G.Archer, who acquired it for the V&A, to Kulu, but other authorities have now suggested it was painted at Bahu, near Jammu.
Object details
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| Title | Goda Raga (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Ragamala, goda raga, ascetic with vina, opaque watercolour on paper, Kulu or Bahu, ca. 1700-1710 |
| Physical description | Ragamala painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, an ascetic with a vina seated cross-legged against a dark brownish background, with stylised trees around three edges of the painting, illustration to the musical mode goda raga. He wears a striped orange dhoti with all-over floral design, and his body is marked with orange stripes. |
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| Content description | An ascetic with a vina seated cross-legged against a dark brownish background, with stylised trees around three edges of the painting, illustration to the musical mode goda raga. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (Inscribed on top border in Takri)
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| Object history | From the Sir William Rothenstein collection (residuary). |
| Production | W.G.Archer attributed this set to Kulu, but more recently B.N.Goswamy has placed them in nearby Bahu. |
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| Summary | This is a page from a series of 32 paintings from a ragamala, or 'garland of ragas', in which musical modes are illustrated by various human types and activities.This scene is inscribed at the top in takri characters as goda raga, the 'son' of megha raga. This exuberant set of paintings from the Pahari (Hill) region of north India uses a very distinctive colour scheme. This painting has a striking chocolate-brown background; others use a brilliant orange. The style of painting is very free and lively, and is typical of painting from some of the smaller states of the Punjab Hills. This set was attributed by W.G.Archer, who acquired it for the V&A, to Kulu, but other authorities have now suggested it was painted at Bahu, near Jammu. |
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| Accession number | IS.22-1954 |
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| Record created | January 19, 2006 |
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