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Sri Raga

Painting
1756 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, illustration to the musical mode sri raga, Krishna in a yellow dhoti, sitting with Radha, listening to three musicians, one is female, the second Narada, the third a kinnara. To the right, a guard with sword and shield holds a fly whisk. Pale green background, at the top a pavilion with arches and lattice-work.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleSri Raga (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Brief description
Painting, sri raga, Krishna, Radha and musicians, possibly by Jai Kishan, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Malpura, 1756
Physical description
Painting, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, illustration to the musical mode sri raga, Krishna in a yellow dhoti, sitting with Radha, listening to three musicians, one is female, the second Narada, the third a kinnara. To the right, a guard with sword and shield holds a fly whisk. Pale green background, at the top a pavilion with arches and lattice-work.
Content description
Krishna in a yellow dhoti, sitting with Radha, listening to three musicians, one is female, the second Narada, the third a kinnara. To the right, a guard with sword and shield holds a fly whisk. Pale green background, at the top a pavilion with arches and lattice-work.
Style
Credit line
Given by Mr. Eric Schroeder, 1963.
Object history
From a series of five Ragamala pictures in the collection of Eric Schroeder, Cambridge, Mass., USA, asavari ragini bears an inscription on the reverse, which translates: 'The signature of the painter Jai Kishan at Malpura. It is written for Rai Moti Ram at Malpura, 1756 A. D.' (from the register description).
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.156-1963

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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