Gunakali Ragini, from a ragamala (garland of melodies)

Historical period(s)
ca. 1680
Movement
Bundi Court
School
Rajput School
Medium
Carbon black and pigments on paper
Dimensions
H x W (drawing): 18.3 × 11.2 cm (7 3/16 × 4 7/16 in)
Geography
India, Rajasthan state, Bundi
Credit Line
Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Collection
Freer Gallery of Art Collection
Accession Number
F1990.11
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Manuscript
Type

Manuscript folio

Keywords
India, music, ragamala, woman
Provenance

To 1972
Vijaivargiya, Jaipur, India, to 1972 [1]

From 1972 to 1990
R. E. Lewis, Belvedere, CA, acquired from Vijaivargiya, in 1972 [2]

From 1990
Freer Gallery of Art, purchased from R.E. Lewis in 1990

Notes:

[1] According to Curatorial Note 3 in the object record.

[2] See note 1.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Vijaivargiya
Ray E. Lewis 1923-2005

Label

Gunakali ragini is one of the female raginis associated variously with either Raga Malkaus or Raga Hindola [See Appendices 1-36 in O.C. Gangoly, Ragas & Raginis (Nalanda Publications, Bombay, 1935]. The inscription on the reverse attempts to accomodate both traditions. The verse describing the ragini commences by assigning her to Malkaus (malkausaki ragini) and concludes with a Hindola association (hindolaki ragini).

Collection Area(s)
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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