Varara Ragini
Painting
ca. 1680 (made)
ca. 1680 (made)
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A Ragamala painting in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a lady expressing anguish, her arms upraised above her head, two maids attending. To the right is a small bedchamber, in the upper half, a bed outside on a terrace. Illustration to the musical mode Varari ragini. From the same series as IS. 64-1952.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Varara Ragini (generic) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Ragamala, Varara ragini, lady seated with arms above her head, opaque watercolour on paper, Amer, ca. 1680 |
| Physical description | A Ragamala painting in opaque watercolour on paper, depicting a lady expressing anguish, her arms upraised above her head, two maids attending. To the right is a small bedchamber, in the upper half, a bed outside on a terrace. Illustration to the musical mode Varari ragini. From the same series as IS. 64-1952. |
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| Content description | A lady expressing anguish, her arms upraised above her head, two maids attending. To the right is a small bedchamber, in the upper half, a bed outside on a terrace. Illustration to the musical mode Varari ragini |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Ragini Desaka Varari' (handwritten on object) |
| Object history | The iconography is more typical of Varari Ragini - IS.77-1952 being apparently some local aberration. |
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| Accession number | IS.83-1952 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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