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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a scene with a man in a yellow robe standing on the right side. He has a green sash across his chest and a sword at his side. The man is standing in front of a brick wall with a portrait-style frame around him. To the left of the man is a covered platform with a person lying on it. The person on the platform wears a blue outfit and a white patterned cloth. The platform has a red and orange patterned blanket on it. The background of the painting features a building with several domed structures. There are three domes visible, one pink with red stripes, one white with a pink roof, and another white. The top of the painting has a yellow section with black text written in a non-Latin script. The painting's background behind the scene is black. The border of the painting is red, with some white, green, orange, and red decorative designs.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1680–90
Medium:
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture:
India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa)
Dimensions:
465 × 624 px
Museum record:
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