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Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Shri Raga, from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)
1695
(Indian, active 1679–1700)
Page: 27 x 18.4 cm (10 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.); Miniature: 15 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.)
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
The ideal king in this scene is a likeness of the current ruler, Anup Singh (r. 1638–93).Description
Sharing a bottle of wine, the royal couple enjoy the performance of a musician playing a vina and the horse-headed divinity Tumbaru on the cymbals. Tumbaru is a divinity who has the power to increase the prosperity of the realm. This page is from a series that was made on the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights.- Paintings of Bikaner – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 7, 2019-April 5, 2020).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.193