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

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Colorful illustration on aged paper with a tear at the top right corner. The artwork depicts a scene with three women standing in front of and inside a building. The building has a white and red structure with a large white dome roof visible at the top right. A smaller red and white archway is at the top left. The woman on the left wears an orange sari with green border and stands in a doorway. The woman in the center wears a red and yellow striped sari and holds a white flower. The woman on the right wears a pink sari with a red and orange top and holds a long black object and a yellow and pink box. The background includes green ground with white dots and a blue wall. The top of the artwork features black text in a foreign language on a yellow background. The artwork is bordered in yellow and set against a white background.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1710
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Culture
India (Rajasthan, Mewar)
Dimensions
408 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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