The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Three Musicians Perform Before a King: Shri Raga, from a Ragamala
c. 1650
20.8 x 16.5 cm (8 3/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Location: not on view
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A king sits on a throne with a yogic band around his legs, listening to the music of two sages: a blue-skinned sage on a stringed instrument (vina), and a white-skinned one playing cymbals. A standing percussionist accompanies them on a drum. An attendant behind the king holds the royal canopy over his head.- 1989-2001Ralph Benkaim [1914-2001] and Catherine Glynn Benkaim [b. 1946], Beverly Hills, CA, by descent to Catherine Benkaim2001-2018Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art2018-The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.131