The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Kedar Ragini: Folio from a Ragamala Series

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Part of a Sunday at the Met held in conjunction with the exhibition Designing Nature: The Rinpa Aesthetic in Japanese Art, on view May 26, 2012–January 13, 2013, this lecture features John T. Carpenter, Curator, Department of Asian Art at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and a calligraphy demonstration by Fumie Yamada.

Recorded September 30, 2012

The exhibition is made possible by The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Foundation.
The catalogue is made possible by the Richard and Geneva Hofheimer Memorial Fund.

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Kedar Ragini: Folio from a Ragamala Series

Ruknuddin (active ca. 1650–97)

Date:: ca. 1690–95
Culture:: India (Bikaner, Rajasthan)
Medium:: Opaque watercolor and ink on paper
Dimensions:: Page: 10 1/16 x 7 3/8 in. (25.6 x 18.7 cm) Image: 5 7/8 x 4 11/16 in. (14.9 x 11.9 cm)
Classification:: Paintings
Credit Line:: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Findlay, 1978
Accession Number:: 1978.540.2

This artwork is not on display

Description

In this page, an ascetic is deeply absorbed in the music played by one of his disciples on a vina. The mood of the extraordinary moonlit painting is a testament to the gifts of the great painter Ruknuddin.
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A.D. 1600-1800 (66,675)
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