Gunakali ragini
Painting
ca. 1640 (made)
ca. 1640 (made)
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This painting is part of a ragamala or 'garland of ragas'--a series of paintings that illustrate the Indian musical modes known as ragas or raginis by depicting the activities of lovers. This scene, of a lady picking flowers in preparation for the arrival of her lover, is the traditional representation of gunakali ragini.
This linking of a particular iconography with an individual raga or ragini was significant to the relationship between musical and poetic modes, and it is often impossible to explain the source of the connection between the music and the image.
This linking of a particular iconography with an individual raga or ragini was significant to the relationship between musical and poetic modes, and it is often impossible to explain the source of the connection between the music and the image.
Object details
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| Title | Gunakali ragini (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, ragamala, gunakali ragini, lady picking flowers, opaque watercolour on paper, Bundi, ca. 1640 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour on paper, illustrating the musical mode gunakali ragini, a lady picking flowers from two plants in pots. |
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| Content description | Gunakali ragini, a lady picking flowers from two plants in pots. |
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| Summary | This painting is part of a ragamala or 'garland of ragas'--a series of paintings that illustrate the Indian musical modes known as ragas or raginis by depicting the activities of lovers. This scene, of a lady picking flowers in preparation for the arrival of her lover, is the traditional representation of gunakali ragini. This linking of a particular iconography with an individual raga or ragini was significant to the relationship between musical and poetic modes, and it is often impossible to explain the source of the connection between the music and the image. |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, W.G. Indian Painting in Bundi and Kotah |
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| Accession number | IS.43-1953 |
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| Record created | January 2, 2004 |
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