Vilaval Ragini from a ragamala (garland of musical modes) set

Object Details

• Court

  Bundi Court

• School/Tradition

  Rajput school

• Description

  In an inner part of an architectural setting, a woman adorns herself with an earring held in one hand while she holds the end of her braid in the other. She is looking into a mirror held by her maid who holds a necklace. A third woman sits before the chamber playing on a vina. The ground is green, the curtains red, the buildings white and pink.

• Inscriptions

  1. (Carol Bolon, January 1991) "Confidante, vilaval ragini" is inscribed in Persian on the upper left and "vilaval ragini" is inscribed on the upper right in Devanagari.

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  Female Imagery in Indian Painting (February 9 to August 5, 1996)

  South and South East Asian Art (May 9, 1993 to February 7, 2000)

• Origin

  Bundi, Rajasthan state, India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Painting

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1680s, 1670s

• Place

  Bundi, Rajasthan state, India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Playing, Music, Ragamala, Woman, Vina

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Paintings