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Chandravimba Ragaputra: Page from a Dispersed "Boston" Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a framed artwork with a central illustration. The frame is rectangular, with a wide, tan border featuring darker spots. The central illustration depicts a scene with two figures and a bird. The figure on the left is a woman wearing a striped sari with an orange shawl. The figure on the right is a blue-skinned man with a yellow dhoti and jewelry, sitting on a pink and white patterned cloth. The bird, white with an orange beak and legs, stands to the right of the man. The background includes a building with a tiled roof and a tree. The sky is gray with a full moon. Above the illustration, there is black text written in a non-Latin script.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1760
Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor, and silver on paper
Culture
India (Rajasthan, Kotah or Bundi[?])
Dimensions
445 × 625 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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