Todi Ragini
Painting
early 18th century (made)
early 18th century (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, an illustration to the musical mode todi ragini, a lady stands playing a vina under a tree before a lingam shrine, two blackbuck (damaged; formerly painted gold) draw close to her, attracted by the music. Two trees are depicted on the horizon and a gold sun with a human face. There is a panel with four lines of text above, the border is missing.
Object details
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| Title | Todi Ragini (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, todi ragini, lady playing vina to deer, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Amber, early 18th century |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, an illustration to the musical mode todi ragini, a lady stands playing a vina under a tree before a lingam shrine, two blackbuck (damaged; formerly painted gold) draw close to her, attracted by the music. Two trees are depicted on the horizon and a gold sun with a human face. There is a panel with four lines of text above, the border is missing. |
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| Content description | A lady stands playing a vina under a tree before a lingam shrine, two blackbuck (damaged; formerly painted gold) draw close to her, attracted by the music. Two trees are depicted on the horizon and a gold sun with a human face. |
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| Object history | This painting has somewhat different iconography from the todi ragini of the 1709 Kanvsoli collection set, which shows a lady with a vina at a Krishna shrine in a palace (K. Ebeling, Ragamala painting, Basel, 1973, fig. 272, p. 264); both paintings have the same text. |
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| Accession number | IS.115-1983 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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