id:			98646
accession number:	1918.346
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1918.346
updated:		2021-06-04 00:25:21.629000

Vina, c. 1850. India, British Period (1858-1947). Painted and gilded wood with ivory veneers and inlay; copper alloy frets; iron alloy strings (with one modern copper replacement); overall: 95.2 x 15.3 cm (37 1/2 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King, Jr. Collection.  Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King, Jr. 1918.346

title:				Vina
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creation date:			c. 1850
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1920
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creditline:			The Charles G. King, Jr. Collection.  Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King, Jr.
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culture:	India, British Period (1858-1947)
technique:	Painted and gilded wood with ivory veneers and inlay; copper alloy frets; iron alloy strings (with one modern copper replacement)
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Musical Instrument
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measurements: Overall: 95.2 x 15.3 cm (37 1/2 x 6 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Exhibition of the Month: Music in Art
	opening date:   1945-10-02T05:00:00
	<i>Exhibition of the Month: Music in Art</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (October 2, 1945-February 4, 1946).

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Ralph King [1855-1926], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1918
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1918-
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fun fact: 
Many paintings of Indian court life depict female musicians holding and playing this kind of lightweight stringed instrument.

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wall description: 
In 19th-century India, small decorative lutes were produced either for either export or display. These diminutive versions of standard instruments were painted or gilded and incorporated luxury or novel materials such as ivory, silver, gold leaf, ostrich eggs, or nautilus shell. Most were playable and used on special occasions by women or children. Production of these instruments was centered but not limited to India’s Bengal region in the northeast and in Mysore (Mysuru) in the southwest where instruments were colorfully painted with Hindu deities.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 5, no. 8/9 (1918): 82-85.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 82
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136230

	D. S. M. "Exhibition of Musical Instruments." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 8, no. 9 (1921): 134-43.
	page number: 	Mentioned: pp. 134-137
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25136517

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