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Kakubha Ragini

Painting
ca. 1635 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a lady standing with garlands near a tree-edged pool. Peacocks surround her and monkeys play in the trees; an illustration to the musical mode kakubha ragini.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleKakubha Ragini (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Painted in opaque watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting, kakubha ragini, lady in forest, Rajasthan, probably Mewar, ca. 1635
Physical description
Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, a lady standing with garlands near a tree-edged pool. Peacocks surround her and monkeys play in the trees; an illustration to the musical mode kakubha ragini.
Dimensions
  • Height: 315mm
  • Width: 261mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders height: 198mm
  • Image within innermost painted borders width: 244mm
05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project; object irregular in shape
Content description
A lady standing with garlands near a tree-edged pool. Peacocks surround her and monkeys play in the trees; an illustration to the musical mode kakubha ragini.
Style
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
IS.111-1955

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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