Kausi Ragini

Kausi Ragini

1738
Artist
Mia Sekh Fulla, Indian, blank
Work Locations: Rajasthan Province
Attributed to
Locale
Rajasthan Province
Country
India
Object
painting
Medium
color on paper
Accession Number
1981.352
Credit Line
Gift of Margaret Polak
Mia Sekh Fulla (Indian), Attributed to. Kausi Ragini. 1738. color on paper. Gift of Margaret Polak. 1981.352.
Dimensions
height: 13 1/2 in, 34.29 cm; width: 9 1/2 in, 24.13 cm; mat height: 20 1/8 in, 51.1175 cm; mat width: 16 in, 40.64 cm
Inscription
See image in media tab for more detailed inscription.
Department
Arts of Asia
Collection
Arts of Asia
Kausi Ragini attributed to Mia Sekh Fulla India, Rajasthan, Bundi about 1725-1750 Color on paper Anonymous gift 1981. 352 This painting is an illustration of a melody (raga or ragini) from a “garland of melodies” (ragamala), which would hold as many as 150 such paintings. The inscription above this one reads “Kausi Ragini of Dipaka, to be sung at sunset”, and the colorful scene shown is one of peaceful evening devotion. The ragamala tradition combines painting, poetry, and music in a manner unique to North India.
Known Provenance
(Doris Wiener Gallery), New York, NY, by April 1977; Margaret Polak [1915-2009], San Francisco, CA and Parker, CO, by December 1981; Gifted to the Denver Art Museum, December 1981.

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