id: 314499 accession number: 2018.193 share license status: CC0 url: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.193 updated: 2021-01-11 16:24:58.177000 Shri Raga, from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), 1695. Nasiruddin (Indian, active 1679–1700). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 27 x 18.4 cm (10 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.); miniature: 15 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.193 title: Shri Raga, from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) title in original language: series: series in original language: creation date: 1695 creation date earliest: 1695 creation date latest: 1695 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 Bikaner technique: Gum tempera and gold on paper department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art collection: Indian Art type: Painting find spot: catalogue raisonne: --- CREATORS * Nasiruddin (Indian, active 1679–1700) - artist --- measurements: Page: 27 x 18.4 cm (10 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.); Miniature: 15 x 10 cm (5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in.) state of the work: edition of the work: support materials: inscriptions: inscription: In Nagari on top border ‘srī rāgā’ and Persian number ‘31’. Inscribed ‘śrī rāgā’ in Nagari with Nagari number ‘31’ on verso. translation: remark: --- CURRENT EXHIBITIONS title: Paintings of Bikaner – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation opening date: 2019-11-07T05:00:00 Paintings of Bikaner – Indian Gallery 242 Rotation. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (November 7, 2019-April 5, 2020). --- LEGACY EXHIBITIONS --- PROVENANCE --- fun fact: The ideal king in this scene is a likeness of the current ruler, Anup Singh (r. 1638–93). digital description: Sharing a bottle of wine, the royal couple enjoy the performance of a musician playing a vina and the horse-headed divinity Tumbaru on the cymbals. Tumbaru is a divinity who has the power to increase the prosperity of the realm. This page is from a series that was made on the occasion of Diwali, the Hindu festival of lights. wall description: The generic king in this stock poetical scene is shown with the facial features of Maharaja Anup Singh of Bikaner (reigned 1638–93). Sharing a bottle of wine, the royal couple enjoy the performance of a musician playing a vina and the horse-headed divinity Tumbaru on the cymbals. Tumbaru is a divinity who has the power to increase the prosperity of the realm.

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