id:			163206
accession number:	2004.110
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updated:		2022-09-22 10:44:21.169000

Sindhu Raga, c. 1720. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar. Gum tempera and ink on paper; overall: 48.1 x 27.9 cm (18 15/16 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski 2004.110

title:				Sindhu Raga
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			c. 1720
creation date earliest:		1715
creation date latest:		1725
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski
copyright:			

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culture:	Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar
technique:	Gum tempera and ink on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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measurements: Overall: 48.1 x 27.9 cm (18 15/16 x 11 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Martial Art of India (Indian Painting rotation)
	opening date:   2022-02-11T05:00:00
	<i>Martial Art of India (Indian Painting rotation)</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 11-August 21, 2022).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	George Bickford [1901–1991], Cleveland, OH
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	Dr. Norman Zaworski [1920–2013], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?–2004
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2004–
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fun fact: 
Most of the warriors are on horseback and are armed with bows and arrows, swords, lances, and shields, as well as rifles. Two elephants appear in the foreground.

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wall description: 
The inscription at the top identifies this painting as Sindhu Raga, which is the <em>raga </em>(or musical mode) of heroic sentiment. The painting is meant to elicit the same feelings in the viewer as a rousing piece of music played in the Sindhu key. <br>Paintings of Sindhu Raga depict battle scenes. In this example, the composition conveys the chaotic melee and violence of war. Heads are being lopped off; carrion birds swoop down unfazed. Above the horizon against the sky at the far right is the god of war, Karttikeya, in his chariot. Three angels carry garlands for the dead.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. and George Montgomery. <em>Rajput Painting; with an introductory essay and catalogue notes</em>. New York: Asia House, 1960.
	page number: 	Reproduced p. 28; plate 19
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	Gangoly, O. C. [Ordhendra Coomar]. <em>Rāgas &amp; Rāginīs: A Pictorial &amp; Iconographic Study of Indian Musical Modes Based on Original Sources</em>. Calcutta: Kumar Printers, 1966.
	page number: 	Reproduced: vol. II, pl. 1
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	Czuma, Stanislaw J.<em> Indian Art from the George P. Bickford Collection: Catalog</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1975.
	page number: 	cat. no. 65
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	Reddy, Ravinder. <em>Arms &amp; Armour of India, Nepal &amp; Sri Lanka: Types, Decoration and Symbolism.</em> London: Hali Publications, 2018.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 41
	url:		

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IMAGES

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