Sri Raga

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Amer (made)

A Ragamala painting in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a prince and lady in a pavilion, a maid fanning them with a fly-whisk; to the left, a bearded yogi, possibly the rishi Narad, and a blue-complexioned kinnara (man with horse's head) kneel before them. Above is a bed outside on a terrace. Illustration to the musical mode, Sri Raga. From the same series as IS. 64-1952.

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Categories	Paintings Myths & Legends Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project
Object type	Painting
Title	Sri Raga (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper Opaque Watercolour Paper Paint Painted
Brief description	Painting, Ragamala, Sri Raga, bearded yogi and kinnara before prince and lady in pavilion, opaque watercolour on paper, Amer, ca. 1680
Physical description	A Ragamala painting in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a prince and lady in a pavilion, a maid fanning them with a fly-whisk; to the left, a bearded yogi, possibly the rishi Narad, and a blue-complexioned kinnara (man with horse's head) kneel before them. Above is a bed outside on a terrace. Illustration to the musical mode, Sri Raga. From the same series as IS. 64-1952.
Dimensions	Height: 313mm (maximum) Width: 231mm (maximum) Image within innermost painted borders height: 265mm (maximum) Image within innermost painted borders width: 186mm (maximum) 12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description	A prince and lady in a pavilion, a maid fanning them with a fly-whisk; to the left, a bearded yogi, possibly the rishi Narad, and a blue-complexioned kinnara (man with horse's head) kneel before them. Above is a bed outside on a terrace. Illustration to the musical mode, Sri Raga.
Style	Rajasthani
Subjects depicted	Ascetic Kinnara Terrace Prince Woman
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.86-1952

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Record created	June 25, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O433158/sri-raga-painting-unknown/

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