Gujari Ragini
1755
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1755
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Gujari Ragini is a 1755 paint by Unknown, a Mughal Painting work, depicting Radha, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a woman in a red sari sitting on a terrace with a stringed instrument. It comes from a series of musical ragas painted in India around 1755. The colors are soft, but the red sari stands out against the pale background. The artist followed old traditions but added gentle shading for depth. Look closely at the folds in her dress — they catch the light in a simple way. This style mixes local Indian art with ideas from outside. Find more like this at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
The artwork is a painting from 1755, rendered in opaque watercolor and gold on paper, depicting a female yogini seated on a deer-skin beneath a mango tree by a riverbank. She wears a saffron lower garment adorned with intricate ornaments and a white garland around her neck, with a large white bundle and a crook placed beside her on the ground. This piece represents the musical mode Gujari Ragini as part of a Ragamala series, though Ragamala iconography varies widely.
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