- Patamanjari Ragini
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Patamanjari Ragini
- Object:
Painting
- Place of origin:
Kulu (made)
- Date:
ca. 1700 - ca. 1710 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
- Museum number:
IS.72-1953
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, ragamala illustration to the musical mode patamanjari ragini. A seated lady, fanned by a maidservant stretching her hand out to a chained tiger.
Place of Origin
Kulu (made)
Date
ca. 1700 - ca. 1710 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Marks and inscriptions
'Patamanjari Ragini Dipakedi bharaja pachauta (Panchwan) patara'
'Patamanjari Ragini, wife of Dipaka, fifth sheet'
handwritten in Takri
Dimensions
:, Height: 207 mm maximum, Width: 209 mm maximum, Height: 161 mm image within innermost painted borders, Width: 160 mm image within innermost painted borders
Object history note
From the collection of Mr. Michael Rothenstein; IS.46 to 73-1953 were purchased for £300.
Descriptive line
Painting, ragamala, patamanjari ragini, lady fanned by servant, with tiger, opaque watercolour on paper, Kulu, ca. 1700-1710
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
p. 332, cat. no. xvi
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
Materials
Opaque watercolour; Paper; Paint
Techniques
Painted
Subjects depicted
Tiger; Woman; Servant
Categories
Paintings; Animals and Wildlife; Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
