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Indian Paintings from the Simon Digby Collection

(from 1st Oct 2013 until 5th Jan 2014)

Explore the recent acquisition of a rich and unusual collection of Indian paintings and manuscript pages.

Detail of Noblemen in durbar, Rajasthan, 18th century (Museum no: EA2012.225)
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Yogi listening to music, illustrating the musical mode Kedara Ragini

  • Description

    The mode Kedara is visualised as a yogi or ascetic who has withdrawn from the world and sits in serene contemplation before his hermitage in a verdant landscape. There he listens to a raga played by his two disciples on the vina and tanpura. Two dogs, the yogi’s companions in his retreat, also listen attentively to the music. The yogi’s simple dwelling is as usual shown as a palatial domed pavilion.

  • Details

    Series
    Garland of Ragas
    Associated place
    AsiaIndiawest India Rajasthan (place of creation)
    Date
    late 17th century
    Material and technique
    gouache with gold on paper
    Dimensions
    page 28 x 21.7 cm (height x width)
    painting 23.8 x 16.7 cm (height x width)
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    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Presented by the Simon Digby Memorial Charity, 2012.
    Accession no.
    EA2012.231

Glossary

Ragini

  • Ragini

    Raga (feminine ragini) are musical modes, often represented by compositions of ladies, lovers, warriors, animals or gods, in series of Ragamala ('Garland of Ragas') paintings, a very popular artistic genre in north India and the Deccan c. 1500 - 1800.

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