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Three acrobats performing on a hillside, illustrating the musical mode Desakh Ragini
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Details
- Series
- Garland of Ragas
- Associated place
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Asia › India › central India › Madhya Pradesh › Malwa (place of creation)
- Date
- c. 1670
- Material and technique
- gouache with gold on paper
- Dimensions
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mount 40.1 x 27.6 cm (height x width)
page 21.3 x 16.8 cm (height x width)
painting without border 17.4 x 15.2 cm (height x width)
calligraphy without border 2.5 x 15.6 cm (height x width)
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- No. of items
- 1
- Credit line
- Purchased, 1979.
- Accession no.
- EA1979.14
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Glossary
Ragini
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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.
Location
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- currently in research collection
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