Gujari Ragini
Painting
ca. 1755 (made)
ca. 1755 (made)
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Painting, in opaque water-colour and gold on paper, a female yogini (ascetic) is seated on a deer-skin under a mango tree by a river. Though she is wearing a saffron lower garment, she is also wearing elaborate ornaments. She has a white garland around her neck. A large white bundle together with a crook can be seen on the ground beside her. The painting portrays the musical mode gujari ragini from a Ragamala series. It is worth noting that iconography of Ragamala subjects is often inconsistent.
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Title | Gujari Ragini (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque water-colour and gold on paper |
Brief description | Painting, gujari ragini, female ascetic seated by stream, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Murshidabad, ca. 1755 |
Physical description | Painting, in opaque water-colour and gold on paper, a female yogini (ascetic) is seated on a deer-skin under a mango tree by a river. Though she is wearing a saffron lower garment, she is also wearing elaborate ornaments. She has a white garland around her neck. A large white bundle together with a crook can be seen on the ground beside her. The painting portrays the musical mode gujari ragini from a Ragamala series. It is worth noting that iconography of Ragamala subjects is often inconsistent. |
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Content description | A female yogini (ascetic) is seated on a deer-skin under a mango tree by a river. |
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Marks and inscriptions | (inscribed in Persian)
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Object history | Purchased from Bernard Quaritch in 1960 |
Production | The painting is in the style of the Mughal provincial court painting, in particular Murshidabad school. For further information please see Attributions Note for D.1201-1903. |
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Accession number | IS.46-1960 |
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Record created | November 21, 2003 |
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