id:			314141
accession number:	2018.90
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.90
updated:		2022-01-04 18:08:34.286000

A Warrior Mounting a Held Horse: Saindhava Ragaputra of Shri, from a Chamba Ragamala, c. 1675. Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Chamba. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 25.7 x 18.8 cm (10 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.); image: 20.8 x 14.5 cm (8 3/16 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.90

title:				A Warrior Mounting a Held Horse: Saindhava Ragaputra of Shri, from a Chamba Ragamala
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creation date:			c. 1675
creation date earliest:		1665
creation date latest:		1685
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creditline:			Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
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culture:	Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Pahari Kingdom of Chamba
technique:	gum tempera and gold on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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measurements: Page: 25.7 x 18.8 cm (10 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.); Image: 20.8 x 14.5 cm (8 3/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	śrī rāga sīmdhava 1. 10
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Indian Gallery 242 Rotation
	opening date:   2018-09-10T04:00:00
	<i>Indian Gallery 242 Rotation</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (September 10, 2018-April 7, 2019).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer, Beverly Hills, CA, partial sale and gift to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-2018
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2018-
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fun fact: 
The warrior tucked the end of his tunic into his belt, showing the red lining.

digital description: 
The artist has captured the scene of a noble warrior mounting his steed. Clad in a royal <em>jama </em>and striped trousers, he places his left foot on the stirrup as he holds the two ends of the saddle to hoist himself. His groom stands humbly behind him, admiring the heroic posture of the warrior.

wall description: 
Sets of visual images and accompanying poems had corresponding musical modes that provided a multisensory experience. Listening to music was a courtly pastime, and connoisseurs were aware of the kind of mood that music played in certain keys—known as <em>raga, ragini, </em>and <em>ragaputra—</em>was intended to evoke. <em>Saindhava Raga </em>was meant to elicit in the listener the same feeling that one would have observing a warrior springing into action as he mounts his horse. Saindhava Raga is named after the region of Sindh, now mainly in southwestern Pakistan, and music played or sung in this raga is based on those regional rhythms.
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IMAGES

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