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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
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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