2009.202.237: Dipak Raga, illustration from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) series
Manuscripts
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 2009.202.237
- People
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Attributed to The Kota Master, Indian
- Title
- Dipak Raga, illustration from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) series
- Classification
- Manuscripts
- Work Type
- painting
- Date
- c. 1720
- Places
- Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
- Culture
- Indian
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/217022
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- Dimensions
- 27 x 19.5 cm (10 5/8 x 7 11/16 in.)
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
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Stuart Cary Welch (by 1969 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.
Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1969.
Acquisition and Rights
- Credit Line
- Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
- Accession Year
- 2009
- Object Number
- 2009.202.237
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
- The Dipak Raga is intended to evoke the mood of intimacy between two lovers. In this folio, a prince and his consort are shown caressing on the ground floor of a palatial building. According to legend, one of the Mughal emperor Akbar’s (r. 1556-1605) musicians started a palace fire after being forced to perform this raga against his better judgment. Thus, depictions of this raga typically incorporate some sort of fire imagery. Here, two female attendants, completely executed in gold, hold up burning incense. Rajput, Rajasthani, Kota or Bundi school.
Exhibition History
- The Sensuous and the Sublime: Representations of Love in the Arts of the Middle East and Southern Asia, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/07/2001 - 12/30/2001
Verification Level
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