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Asian Art
Photo credit: Yale University Art Gallery
Ragini Patamanjari, from a Garland of Musical Modes (Ragamala) manuscript
ca. 1630–1660
Opaque watercolor on paper
6 5/16 x 5 in. (16 x 12.7 cm)
framed: 12 5/8 x 10 11/16 in. (32 x 27.2 cm)
The Vera M. and John D. MacDonald, B.A. 1927, Collection, Gift of Mrs. John D. MacDonald
2001.138.50
Performed in the evening, the musical mode Ragini Patamanjari is depicted in this image as a grief-stricken aristocratic woman, who is resentful toward her lover for his absence. Her female companion appeases her.
Culture:
Indian
Period:
Mughal period (1526–1857)
Classification:
Paintings
Geography:
India
Status:
On view
Bibliography:
W. G. Archer, Indian Miniatures (Greenwich, Conn.: New York Graphic Society, 1960), no. 33.
Maggs Bros., “Bulletin,” Maggs Bros. no. 8 (1965).
Maggs Bros., “Bulletin,” Maggs Bros. no. 43 (1965).
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 such records is ongoing.
