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Bhairavi Ragini

Painting
ca. 1520 - ca. 1540 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Mewar (made)
Rajasthan (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, an illustration to the musical mode Bhairavi ragini. A female devotee performs worship (puja) at a shrine of Lord Shiva. The garlanded lingum is in an architectural setting inspired by the Sultanate architecture of the late fifteenth century. The 'makara'-standard eave decoration confirms that these palace settings are those of a Hindu court.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Religion
Hinduism
Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
SCRAN
Object type
Painting
TitleBhairavi Ragini (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Opaque Watercolour
Paper
Paint
Painted
Brief description
Painting, Bhairavi ragini, devotee worshipping at shrine, Rajasthan, possibly Mewar, ca. 1520-1540
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, an illustration to the musical mode Bhairavi ragini. A female devotee performs worship (puja) at a shrine of Lord Shiva. The garlanded lingum is in an architectural setting inspired by the Sultanate architecture of the late fifteenth century. The 'makara'-standard eave decoration confirms that these palace settings are those of a Hindu court.
Dimensions
  • Height: 21.2cm
  • Width: 16.4cm
Content description
An illustration to the musical mode Bhairavi ragini. A female devotee performs worship (puja) at a shrine of Lord Shiva. The garlanded lingum is in an architectural setting inspired by the Sultanate architecture of the late fifteenth century. The 'makara'-standard eave decoration confirms that these palace settings are those of a Hindu court.
Style
Mewar
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Ragamala
Worship
Shrine
Figures
Women
Worship
Shiva
Bibliographic references
  • Swallow, Deborah and John Guy eds. Arts of India: 1550-1900. text by Rosemary Crill, John Guy, Veronica Murphy, Susan Stronge and Deborah Swallow. London : V&A Publications, 1990. 240 p., ill. ISBN 1851770224,pp 34/35, no.20. Guy, John: 'Indian Temple Sculpture', London V & A Publication, 2007, p.93. pl.100. ISBN 971851775095
  • Topsfield, Andrew, An introduction to Indian Court Painting, H.M.S.O., London, 1984, 0112903835 p. 12. cat. no. 5
  • Topsfield, Andrew, Court Painting at Udaipur, Museum Rietberg, Zurich, 2001, ISBN 3-907077-03-2 pp. 29-30, fig. 11
  • Irwin, John C., Indian Art, Victoria and Albert Museum, London: H. M. Stationery Office, 1968 pl. 40
  • Irwin, John, C., A Brief Guide to Indian Art, H.M.S.O. 1962 fig. 10
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.110-1955

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Record createdDecember 15, 1999
Record URL
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