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Shri Raga, from a Ragamala

Cleveland Museum of Art

Colorful painting divided into three horizontal sections. Top section shows a building with three white domes against blue sky, and a yellow field with green trees on the right. A smaller building with red and yellow striped fabric hanging has a man sitting inside. Middle section shows two interior scenes divided by a white pillar. Left scene shows a man and woman sitting on a red and yellow bed, surrounded by attendants. Right scene shows a woman playing a stringed instrument while a man plays a flute. Bottom section shows a beige horse with a red saddle blanket and a man holding its bridle. Three people stand to the right of the horse, one wearing a white robe and red turban, one playing a stringed instrument, and one playing a flute. Yellow border surrounds the entire painting.

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593 × 900 px
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