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Kedar Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)

ca. 1690–95
Not on view
The artist Ruknuddin has combined creatively a number of ragamala texts to make this evocative masterpiece. Following artistic precedent and the texts, he shows an ascetic “in penance, adorned, gray [with ashes]” listening to a disciple, who is described as “a young man beauteous in every limb,” playing the rudra vina. Another ragamala text tells us the disciple is “an ascetic, whose mind is drowned in meditation on Shiva . . . crowned by the white moon.”

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Kedar Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)
  • Artist: Ruknuddin (active late 17th century)
  • Date: ca. 1690–95
  • Culture: India (Bikaner, Rajasthan)
  • Medium: Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
  • Dimensions: Image: 6 in. × 4 11/16 in. (15.2 × 11.9 cm)
    Sheet: 10 1/8 × 7 1/4 in. (25.7 × 18.4 cm)
  • Classification: Paintings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Findlay, 1978
  • Object Number: 1978.540.2
  • Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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Ladies of the Zenana (Womens’ Quarters) on a Terrace at Night , Ruknuddin, Opaque watercolor on paper, India (Bikaner, Rajasthan)
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Ladies of the Zenana (Womens’ Quarters) on a Terrace at Night

Ruknuddin
dated 1666
Vishnu with Lakshmi Enthroned on a Roof Terrace, Ruknuddin, Opaque watercolor on paper, India (Bikaner, Rajasthan)
Returned to lender
Vishnu with Lakshmi Enthroned on a Roof Terrace
Ruknuddin
dated 1678
Ladies of the Zenana on a Roof Terrace, Ruknuddin, Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper, India (Bikaner, Rajasthan)
Returned to lender
Ladies of the Zenana on a Roof Terrace
Ruknuddin
dated by association 1666
Asavari Ragini: Folio from a Ragamala Series, Ruknuddin, Opaque watercolor on paper, India (Bikaner, Rajasthan)
Returned to lender
Asavari Ragini: Folio from a Ragamala Series
Ruknuddin
ca. 1694
"Gujari Ragini: A Lady With A Vina Seated on a Bed of Lotus Flowers" Folio from a dispersed Ragamala (Garland of Melodies), Ruknuddin, Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, India, Rajasthan, Bikaner
On loan to The Met
"Gujari Ragini: A Lady With A Vina Seated on a Bed of Lotus Flowers" Folio from a dispersed Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)
Ruknuddin
dated 1664 (Samvat 1721)

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