Todi Ragini | Harvard Art Museums

Identification and Creation

Object Number: 2022.264
Title: Todi Ragini
Classification: Paintings
Work Type: painting, album page
Date: late 18th-early 19th century
Places: Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Mewar
Culture: Indian
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/364324

Physical Descriptions

Medium: Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 31 × W. 23 cm (12 3/16 × 9 1/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Charles D. Kelekian, New York (by 1952-1982)], by descent; to [Kelekian Associates, New York (1982-1992)], by descent; to Nanette Rodney Kelekian, New York (1992-2021), bequest; to the Harvard Art Museums.

NOTE:
"Kelekian Associates" was formed at the death of Charles D. Kelekian by Nanette Rodney Kelekian and her mother Beatrice Kelekian. Upon Beatrice Kelekian’s death in 1992, ownership passed to Nanette Rodney Kelekian.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Bequest of Nanette B. Kelekian
Accession Year: 2022
Object Number: 2022.264
Division: Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact: am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description: Contained within a border of lotus blossoms is a scene in which a young female figure, the Todi Ragini, sits in the fork of a tree. She wears a gold skirt, cropped top, and a shawl that is draped over her head, her long black hair peeking out from underneath. She extends her right hand proper to a male black buck, which approaches with three female black bucks. Two female attendants stand near the tree, one of whom carries a "veena", a South Asian stringed instrument. A narrow, silvery stream runs across the foreground. The background is composed of bands of landscape in several shades of green, treetops, and a large, silvery band of river. At the top left are the rooftops of small buildings, and at the right is a fortified wall encircling a white palatial structure. Written twice on the reverse in Arabic script are the words “ragini todi.”

Verification Level

This record was created from historic documentation and may not have been reviewed by a curator; it may be inaccurate or incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu

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