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Ramkali Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a painting of two people sitting on the floor. The person on the left is a man wearing orange pants and a black top. He has dark hair and is sitting on a white rug with his legs crossed. His right arm is bent at the elbow, and his hand is raised. The person on the right is a woman wearing a pink dress. She has blonde hair and is sitting on the floor with her legs crossed. The background of the painting features a room with a red wall and a yellow bed. There is a doorway behind the man, and a window above the bed. Outside the room, there is a tree and a building with a yellow flag. The sky is blue with birds flying in it. The painting has a yellow border around it, and there is writing in a foreign language at the top.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1605–06
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture
India (Rajasthan, Bikaner)
Dimensions
487 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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