Setmalar Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)
Colored illustration on beige background. A man with a gray skin tone and four arms sits on a platform. He wears a pink headpiece, a red loincloth and holds a stringed instrument. A white and red building with a red door and a white and red dome is to his right. The man sits on a platform with an open area below. A white and red patterned border surrounds the platform. A blue and green peacock stands on the left. A tree and a plant with red flowers behind the peacock. Above the scene is a dark blue sky with white clouds and a rainbow. A pink border surrounds the illustration.
Artwork Details
- Date
- ca. 1630–40
- Medium
- Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
- Culture
- India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa)
- Dimensions
- 469 × 624 px
- Public Domain
- Yes
- Museum Record
- View original
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