Madhumadhavi ragini

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Amer (made)

The image of a lady feeding peacocks while her maid prepares her bed is associated with the musical mode Madhumadhavi Ragini. The painting is from a large set called a ragamala or 'garland of ragas' painted at Amer (Amber) the capital of the Kachhwaha Rajputs who later founded the city of Jaipur.

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Categories	Paintings Animals and Wildlife Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Madhumadhavi ragini (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper Opaque Watercolour Paper Paint Painted
Brief description	Painting, Ragamala, Madhumadhavi ragini, lady feeding four peacocks, opaque watercolour on paper, Amer, ca. 1680
Physical description	A Ragamala painting in opaque water colour on paper, depicting four peacocks in a tree, a lady feeding them from a cup, and a maid holding the tray. Beside the lady is a bed, to the right, a bedchamber with another bed and a maid attending to it. Illustration to the musical mode Madhumadhavi ragini. From the same series as IS. 64-1952.
Content description	Four peacocks in a tree, a lady feeding them from a cup, and a maid holding the tray. Beside the lady is a bed, to the right, a bedchamber with another bed and a maid attending to it. Illustration to the musical mode Madhumadhavi ragini.
Style	Rajasthani
Subjects depicted	Woman Peacocks Servants
Summary	The image of a lady feeding peacocks while her maid prepares her bed is associated with the musical mode Madhumadhavi Ragini. The painting is from a large set called a ragamala or 'garland of ragas' painted at Amer (Amber) the capital of the Kachhwaha Rajputs who later founded the city of Jaipur.
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.78-1952

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Record created	May 14, 2008
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O154641/madhumadhavi-ragini-painting-unknown/

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