Kedara Ragini [slides] Lady sits on the roof of a water-pavilion playing the vina to a prince who holds a wine-cup. A boatman is asleep on his boat near the pavilion; a night sky is above. British Library
Series: Johnson Collection from British LibraryPublication details: London British LibraryDescription: 1 Slide Col. ill 35mmSubject(s): DDC classification:- BL-JC 383 (10) (J35)10
Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Slide Unit Series | Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts | BL-JC 383 (10) (J35)10 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | SL1252 |
IGNCA slides collection, cross reference, Indian Miniatures in the India Office Library by Toby Falk and Mildred Archer (London 1981) BL-JC 383 (10) (J35)10,p.203; Murshidabad. c1770-75; Johnson Album 35, nos 1-30; Arranged according to a variation of Hanuman's system (see Appendix; p.321); Inscribed with verses of Harivallabha's Hindi version of the Sangita-darpana, and with Sanskrit verses; Gouache with gold paper: mounted on card to provide red borders with black and white inner rules; 245 by 145mm; page 295 by 195mm (approx.); Published: Gangoly (1935). pl.LXXXIV A: Randle (1941), 167: Skelton (1956), 21; Nijenhuis (1971); Ebeling (1973), no. 86; Waldscmidt (1975), 544, no.46; Discussed: Shirreff in MSS. Eur.D.500/3; Johnson Album 35. no.10; Inscription on reverse:(1) Persian: kedara rag and the time of the day appropriate mentioning a moonlight night;(2) Persian: kidara; (3)Hindi: Rag dipak ki ragini kedar; (4) Sanskrit Verse (2 lines); (5) Hindi doha and kabita by Harivallabha describing Shiva as an ascetic (6 lines); (6) Persian description referring to a young woman of dark complexion separated from her lover(4 lines)
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