A hero greeted by princes, illustrating the musical mode Kanada Ragini

Details

• Title

  A hero greeted by princes, illustrating the musical mode Kanada Ragini

• Series

  Garland of Ragas

• Artist/maker

  Ruknuddin (active 1650 - 1700)

• Associated people

  possibly Anup Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner (ruled 1669 - 1698) (subject)

  Anup Singh, Maharaja of Bikaner (ruled 1669 - 1698) (commissioner)

• Associated place

  Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › Bikaner (place of creation)

• Date

  c. 1680

• 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 55.9 x 40.6 cm (height x width)
  page 26.5 x 19.5 cm (height x width)
  painting 16.2 x 13 cm (height x width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Purchased with the assistance of the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and the Friends of the Ashmolean, 1990.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1990.6

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