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Bangal ragini from a Ragamala series

National Museum of Asian Art

Object Details

Court
Malwa Court
School/Tradition
Central Indian school
Provenance
To 1930
Ajit Ghose, Calcutta to 1930 [1]
From 1930
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from Ajit Ghose, Calcutta in 1930 [2]
Notes:
[1] Object file, undated folder sheet note. See also Freer Gallery of Art Purchase List file, Collections Management Office.
[2] See note 1.
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Exhibition History
Arts of the Indian Subcontinent and the Himalayas (October 16, 2004 to January 3, 2016)
Hindu and Buddhist Art (January 28, 1981 to September 24, 1981)
Indian Art (January 1, 1963 to January 28, 1981)
Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Art, Gallery 8 (July 15, 1958 to January 1, 1963)
Centennial Exhibition, West Corridor (February 25, 1956 to July 11, 1958)
Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Painting, 1955 (October 24, 1955 to November 28, 1955)
Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings and Sculpture (October 2, 1947 to February 25, 1956)
Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 7 (January 10, 1945 to October 2, 1947)
Untitled Exhibition, South Asian Paintings, Gallery 4 (May 5, 1933 to January 9, 1945)
Untitled Exhibition, Persian Art (March 14, 1931 to May 5, 1933)
Previous custodian or owner
Ajit Ghose
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
ca. 1650
Accession Number
F1930.81
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
Painting
Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 22 x 16.4 cm (8 11/16 x 6 7/16 in)
Style
Malwa style
Origin
Madhya Pradesh state, Malwa, India
Related Online Resources
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
Topic
peacock
music
night
ascetic
ragamala
India
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Record ID
fsg_F1930.81
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye375f51b1f-9098-461c-b62f-59a37e5a768e

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