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Bhairava raga

Painting
ca. 1710 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, illustration to the musical mode Bhairava raga, a prince and lady seated in a palace, attended by maids, one of whom rubs sandal-paste on his arm.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBhairava raga (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Brief description
Painting, Bhairava raga, prince and lady in palace, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, Malwa, ca. 1710
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, illustration to the musical mode Bhairava raga, a prince and lady seated in a palace, attended by maids, one of whom rubs sandal-paste on his arm.
Dimensions
  • Height: 320mm
  • Width: 236mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 258mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 174mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A prince and lady seated in a palace, attended by maids, one of whom rubs sandal-paste on his arm.
Style
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.284-1955

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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