Bhupali Ragini
Painting
ca. 1680 - ca. 1685 (made)
ca. 1680 - ca. 1685 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, from a 'first' Pahari Ragamala series, illustration to the musical mode bhupali ragini. A princess in red striped trousers and a yellow and silver scarf sits smoking a huqqa. Two maids wait on her, one holding the huqqa bowl and the other a sheathed sword, a dish and a cup. Background dark-brown.
Object details
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| Title | Bhupali Ragini (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Ragamala, bhupali ragini, princess smoking, opaque watercolour on paper, Basohli, ca. 1680-1685 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, from a 'first' Pahari Ragamala series, illustration to the musical mode bhupali ragini. A princess in red striped trousers and a yellow and silver scarf sits smoking a huqqa. Two maids wait on her, one holding the huqqa bowl and the other a sheathed sword, a dish and a cup. Background dark-brown. |
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| Content description | Illustration to the musical mode bhupali ragini. A princess in red striped trousers and a yellow and silver scarf sits smoking a huqqa. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | (inscribed in Takri at top)
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| Object history | From the Sir William Rothenstein collection (residuary). |
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| Bibliographic reference | Indian paintings from the Punjab Hills : a survey and history of Pahari miniature painting / by W. G. Archer ; foreword by Sherman E. Lee. London :Delhi: Sotheby Parke Bernet ;Oxford University Press, 1973 Number: 0856670022
p. 41, cat. no. 9. |
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| Accession number | IS.28-1954 |
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| Record created | July 20, 2000 |
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