Kalyan Ragini
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Kalyan Ragini is a 1830 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows two women in a bright, patterned room. One is pouring water from a pot, while the other holds a tray with a candle and small cups. The walls are decorated with arches and flower designs, and a night sky with a crescent moon appears above a balcony. The women wear colorful, embroidered clothes, and there’s a small table with a vase of flowers nearby. The scene feels quiet and carefully arranged, like a moment frozen in time. The bright colors and detailed patterns suggest this was meant to show daily life with care. Look up Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
The work is a painting in opaque watercolor on paper, likely created around 1830 as an illustration for the Kalyan Ragini within a Ragamala series, which visually interprets musical modes and conveys their emotional and tonal qualities to performers.
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