Varari Ragini
Painting
ca. 1800 (made)
ca. 1800 (made)
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This painting is from a ragamala or 'garland of ragas' - paintings which illustrate musical modes (ragas) through human activities. This one is identified in the inscriptions as Varari ragini, and shows the usual iconography for this ragini (female raga) of a lady fanning a prince with a chauri (yak-tail fly-whisk).
This ragamala series is a puzzling blend of styles and is based on an original set done in Ahmednagar in the Deccan in the late 16th century. The group to which this painting belongs, however, appears to have been painted (possibly also in Ahmednagar) in the 17th century, but the faces seem to have been overpainted or replaced in the 19th century.
This ragamala series is a puzzling blend of styles and is based on an original set done in Ahmednagar in the Deccan in the late 16th century. The group to which this painting belongs, however, appears to have been painted (possibly also in Ahmednagar) in the 17th century, but the faces seem to have been overpainted or replaced in the 19th century.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Varari Ragini (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, varari ragini, prince fanned by girl, opaque watercolour on paper, probably Delhi, probably ca. 1800, based on ca. 1570-1580 Ahmednagar original |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, varari ragini, a prince fanned by a girl with a chauri sits in a garden, a peacock lurks amid plantains. |
| Content description | A prince fanned by a girl with a chauri sits in a garden, a peacock lurks amid plantains. |
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| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Production | Based closely on an Ahmadnagar-style original of ca. 1570-1580, but with faces in the Delhi style of ca. 1800 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | This painting is from a ragamala or 'garland of ragas' - paintings which illustrate musical modes (ragas) through human activities. This one is identified in the inscriptions as Varari ragini, and shows the usual iconography for this ragini (female raga) of a lady fanning a prince with a chauri (yak-tail fly-whisk). This ragamala series is a puzzling blend of styles and is based on an original set done in Ahmednagar in the Deccan in the late 16th century. The group to which this painting belongs, however, appears to have been painted (possibly also in Ahmednagar) in the 17th century, but the faces seem to have been overpainted or replaced in the 19th century. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.49-1959 |
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| Record created | January 3, 2003 |
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