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Shri Raga, from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)

1695

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner

Medium
Gum tempera and gold on paper
Measurements
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.)
Credit Line
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.193
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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.

Shri Raga, from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)

1695

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner

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