The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Malavakusika Raga: Page from a Dispersed Ragmala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)

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Malavakusika Raga: Page from a Dispersed Ragmala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)

Date:: early 17th century
Culture:: India (Rajasthan, Amber?)
Medium:: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions:: Image: 8 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (21.9 x 18.7 cm)
Classification:: Paintings
Credit Line:: Gift of Cynthia Hazen Polsky, 1987
Accession Number:: 1987.424.14

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Description

A prince, fanned by an attendant, is taking pan, a refreshing and slightly narcotic mixture of betel nut, powdered lime, and condiments wrapped in a leaf.
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