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Malkos Raga: Page from a Dispersed Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful painting of people sitting and standing in a room. The man sits on a patterned orange and black cushion on the floor in the center. He wears a white long-sleeved shirt with a brown sash and tan pants. The man has a red and orange turban on his head. He looks to his right. To his right are two women wearing orange dresses with white dots. The woman on the far right sits with a stringed instrument in her lap. The woman next to the man on his right sits with a blue pot in front of her. On the left is a woman in an orange dress with white dots holding a fly-whisk. Behind the people is a green and white structure with a green and white tiled wall above it. The structure has a white roof overhang with black writing on it. The background has green and gray colors. The image has a beige border around it.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1640–50
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture
India (Rajasthan, Marwar)
Dimensions
489 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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