Raga Bhairava, from a Garland of Musical Modes (Ragamala) manuscript Artist: Unknown

18th century

Asian Art

By appointment, Duffy Study Room

The rich material culture documented in this image of Raga Bhairava, among the other illustrations in this album, provides invaluable evidence about late Mughal aesthetic taste in interiors, fabrics, and dress, examples of which are shown in this installation. Represented in this painting are two blue-and-white ceramics, a popular commodity initially procured from China and later copied in Iran and Turkey.

Medium

Opaque watercolor on paper

Dimensions

Approx.: 17 1/2 × 11 3/4 in. (44.5 × 29.8 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Lauder Greenway, B.A. 1925, Ph.D. 1930

Accession Number

1939.545

Geography

Awadh, India

Culture

Indian

Period

Mughal dynasty (1526–1857)

Classification

Paintings

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Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of records is ongoing.

Provenance
Said to have been given by the Maharaja of Kishangarh to a British army officer for services in 1857; Imre Schwaiger (1868-1940), New Delhi, India; sold in India to Lauder Greenway (1904–1981), New York, 1938; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 1939
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

figures (representations), religious art

Inscriptions

Recto: راک بیرون\r\nVerso: راک بیرون

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