Panchaka Raga
Painting
ca. 1700 - ca. 1710 (made)
ca. 1700 - ca. 1710 (made)
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A ragamala painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, illustration to the musical mode panchaka raga. A prince, with two girl attendants, one holding oil, the other massaging him.
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Title | Panchaka Raga (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
Brief description | Painting, ragamala, panchaka raga, prince with attendants, opaque watercolour on paper, Kulu, ca. 1700-1710 |
Physical description | A ragamala painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, illustration to the musical mode panchaka raga. A prince, with two girl attendants, one holding oil, the other massaging him. |
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Content description | Panchaka Raga. A prince, with two girl attendants, one holding oil, the other massaging him. |
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Marks and inscriptions | (handwritten on object in Takri)
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Object history | From the collection of Mr. Michael Rothenstein; IS.46 to 73-1953 were purchased for £300. |
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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. 332, cat. no. xviii. |
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Accession number | IS.71-1953 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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