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Brahma

Painting
ca. 1680 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a Ragamala painting on paper depicting Brahma attended by two ladies and approached by a male worshipper or pujari, to the right a bed-chamber. Illustration to the musical mode, Khambaj Ragini. From the same series as IS.64-1952.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBrahma (generic)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, Ragamala, Khambaj Ragini, devotee worshipping Brahma, opaque watercolour on paper, Amer, ca. 1680
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a Ragamala painting on paper depicting Brahma attended by two ladies and approached by a male worshipper or pujari, to the right a bed-chamber. Illustration to the musical mode, Khambaj Ragini. From the same series as IS.64-1952.
Dimensions
  • Height: 318mm (maximum)
  • Width: 236mm (maximum)
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 270mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 184mm
12/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013; object irregular in shape
Content description
Brahma attended by two ladies and approached by a male worshipper or pujari, to the right a bed-chamber.
Style
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.70-1952

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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