Gujari Ragini
Painting
ca. 1760 (made)
ca. 1760 (made)
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This is an illustration to the musical mode Gujari Ragini, represented here as a young lady playing a vina, a plucked instrument. The mood is one of yearning, and the parrot may be seen as a symbol of her absent lover. This painting was formerly owned by Sir Elijah Impey, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Calcutta from 1774 to 1783 and a renowned collector of paintings.
Object details
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| Title | Gujari Ragini (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, gujari ragini, lady playing vina, opaque watercolour on paper, Murshidabad, ca. 1760 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, this scene depicts a young woman playing a vina (stringed instrument) on a waterside terrace, watched by a parakeet, as she awaits her lover. Illustration to the musical mode gujari ragini. |
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| Content description | A young woman playing a vina (stringed instrument) on a waterside terrace, watched by a parakeet, as she awaits her lover. Illustration to the musical mode gujari ragini. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Ragini Gujjari of Megha'
Name seal of Sir Elijah Impey (Collector's mark; Persian; Persian; On the back of the painting) |
| Credit line | This is an illustration to the musical mode Gujari Ragini, represented here as a young lady playing a vina, a plucked instrument. The mood is one of yearning, and the parrot may be seen as a symbol of her absent lover. This painting was formerly owned by Sir Elijah Impey, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Calcutta from 1774 to 1783 and a renowned collector of paintings. |
| Object history | IS. 71 to 73-1954 were purchased for £30 from Maggs Bros. |
| Production | The painting is in the style of the Mughal provincial court painting in Bengal. |
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| Summary | This is an illustration to the musical mode Gujari Ragini, represented here as a young lady playing a vina, a plucked instrument. The mood is one of yearning, and the parrot may be seen as a symbol of her absent lover. This painting was formerly owned by Sir Elijah Impey, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Calcutta from 1774 to 1783 and a renowned collector of paintings. |
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| Accession number | IS.71-1954 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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