id: 314485 accession number: 2018.179 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.179 updated: 2023-03-22 03:05:18.694000 Krishna and Consort on a Palace Balcony with Musicians: Vukharo Ragaputra of Bhairav, from the “Boston Ragamala”, 1770–75. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota. Gum tempera, ink, silver, and gold on paper; page: 32.7 x 23.8 cm (12 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.); miniature: 18.8 x 12.7 cm (7 3/8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.179 title: Krishna and Consort on a Palace Balcony with Musicians: Vukharo Ragaputra of Bhairav, from the “Boston Ragamala” title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1770–75 creation date earliest: 1770 creation date latest: 1775 current location: creditline: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund copyright: --- culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota technique: gum tempera, ink, silver, and gold on paper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS --- measurements: Page: 32.7 x 23.8 cm (12 7/8 x 9 3/8 in.); Miniature: 18.8 x 12.7 cm (7 3/8 x 5 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: 12. bharu kau putra bukhārau ādha gaiṛī dīna caḍhā geve' translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Indian Gallery 242 Rotation opening date: 2018-09-10T04:00:00 Indian Gallery 242 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 10, 2018-April 7, 2019). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: This musical mode is performed at early morning, suggested by the sunrise at the horizon. digital description: The mood of this scene is joyous, as the blue-skinned god Krishna sits with his beloved in a high covered balcony. Below, exuberant musicians blow horns and clap time. One man in front plays the cymbals next to the open-mouthed singer on a lute-like instrument. A guard sits relaxed and unworried, counting the beads of his rosary. wall description: The mood of this scene is joyous, as the blue-skinned god Krishna sits with his beloved in a high covered balcony. Set during the first moments of dawn, the sun rises over the horizon, and the new moon begins to fade in the morning light. Below, exuberant musicians blow horns and clap time. One man in front plays the cymbals next to the open-mouthed singer on a lute-like instrument. With the door wide open, the guard sits relaxed and unworried, counting the beads of his rosary.
The handwritten inscription gives the name of this ragaputra, the musical mode that corresponds with the scene. The handwriting and the distinctive silver-flecked border identify this page as belonging to one of the largest known ragamala series, now dispersed, that includes many rare examples, such as this Vukharo. Of the 36 pages, 13 are in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston; this series is widely known as the “Boston Ragamala.” --- RELATED WORKS --- CITATIONS --- IMAGES web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.179/2018.179_web.jpg print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.179/2018.179_print.jpg full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2018.179/2018.179_full.tif