Vibhasa Ragini (A Couple in the Morning Light)

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Vibhasa Ragini (A Couple in the Morning Light)

c. 1725-1750

Artist/maker unknown, Indian

Like other illustrated series made in India, ragamalas were stored as loose sheets of paper, rather than stitched together like a book. This illustration of Vibhasa Ragini comes from a now-dispersed set. Here Vibhasa Ragini is imagined as courtly lovers awakened by a crowing rooster, an embodiment of love fulfilled. This illustration provides only a glimpse into the world of the ragamala; the complete set of ragas would have included vivid evocations of a wide range of emotions.

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Object Details

Title:

Vibhasa Ragini (A Couple in the Morning Light)
Page from a dispersed ragamala series

Date:

c. 1725-1750

Artist:

Artist/maker unknown, Indian

Medium:

Opaque watercolor and gold and silver on paper

Dimensions:

Image: 9 5/8 × 6 7/16 inches (24.4 × 16.4 cm) Sheet: 10 7/8 × 7 13/16 inches (27.6 × 19.8 cm)

Classification:

Paintings

Credit Line:

Purchased with the John T. Morris Fund and the Margaretta S. Hinchman Fund, 1969

Accession Number:

1969-262-2

Geography:

Made in Madhya Pradesh, India, Asia Probably made in Madhya Pradesh, Malwa Region, India, Asia

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