Asavari ragini

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Rajasthan (made)

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a woman in a skirt made of leaves, seated in a rocky landscape, is drawing snakes to her. More snakes are entwined around the trees beside her. She holds a lotus flower in one hand. Illustration to the musical mode Asavari ragini.

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Categories	Paintings Illustration Animals and Wildlife Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project SCRAN
Object type	Painting
Title	Asavari ragini (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Painted in opaque watercolour on paper Opaque Watercolour Paint Paper Painted
Brief description	Painting, Asavari ragini, lady with snakes, opaque watercolour on paper, Rajasthan, early 19th century
Physical description	Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a woman in a skirt made of leaves, seated in a rocky landscape, is drawing snakes to her. More snakes are entwined around the trees beside her. She holds a lotus flower in one hand. Illustration to the musical mode Asavari ragini.
Content description	A woman in a skirt made of leaves, seated in a rocky landscape, is drawing snakes to her. More snakes are entwined around the trees beside her. She holds a lotus flower in one hand. Illustration to the musical mode Asavari ragini.
Style	Rajasthani
Object history	IS.242 to 253-1951 were purchased for £13/4/0 in 1951.
Subjects depicted	Snake Lotus Woman
Collection	South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number	IS.246-1951

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Record created	July 1, 2003
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O81843/asavari-ragini-painting-unknown/

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