Three acrobats performing on a hillside, illustrating the musical mode Desakh Ragini

Details

• Title

  Three acrobats performing on a hillside, illustrating the musical mode Desakh Ragini

• Series

  Garland of Ragas

• Associated place

  Asia › India › central India › Madhya Pradesh › Malwa (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1670

• Material and technique

  gouache with gold on paper

• Material index

  processed material › paper;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  covered › coated › painted

• Object type

  visual representation › painting › ragamala

• Dimensions

  mount 40.1 x 27.6 cm (height x width)
  page 21.3 x 16.8 cm (height x width)
  painting without border 17.4 x 15.2 cm (height x width)
  calligraphy without border 2.5 x 15.6 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased, 1979.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1979.14

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