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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.237
People
Attributed to The Kota Master, Indian
Title
Dipak Raga, illustration from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies) series
Classification
Paintings
Work Type
painting
Date
c. 1720
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217022

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Rajput Style, Kota or Bundi School
Dimensions
27 x 19.5 cm (10 5/8 x 7 11/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1969 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1969.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.202.237
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The Dipak Raga is intended to evoke the mood of intimacy between two lovers. In this folio, a prince and his consort are shown caressing on the ground floor of a palatial building. According to legend, one of the Mughal emperor Akbar’s (r. 1556-1605) musicians started a palace fire after being forced to perform this raga against his better judgment. Thus, depictions of this raga typically incorporate some sort of fire imagery. Here, two female attendants, completely executed in gold, hold up burning incense. Rajput style, Kota or Bundi school.

Exhibition History

  • The Sensuous and the Sublime: Representations of Love in the Arts of the Middle East and Southern Asia, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 07/07/2001 - 12/30/2001

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