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Source Description
Two finely dressed noblemen play music under a canopy, while a third attends them, listening to their sound. The central figure’s stringed instrument is a vina; his companion accompanies him on a striped tanpura. The painting belongs to a series that illustrates poetic verses evoking the moods of specific musical modes: masculine "ragas," feminine "raginis," and their associated "putras," or “sons.” This scene most likely illustrates the ragaputra known as "Kanara," which one text describes in this way: “His body perfumed with delicious scents of various flowers, clothed in yellow robes, Kanara, extremely versed in musical entertainment, fascinates the dwellers of heaven.”
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Document identity
localId
20643
label
Musical Mode, Possibly Kanara Putra
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
20643
sourceUrl
contentType
object
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normalized
title
Musical Mode, Possibly Kanara Putra
description
Two finely dressed noblemen play music under a canopy, while a third attends them, listening to their sound. The central figure’s stringed instrument is a vina; his companion accompanies him on a striped tanpura. The painting belongs to a series that illustrates poetic verses evoking the moods of specific musical modes: masculine "ragas," feminine "raginis," and their associated "putras," or “sons.” This scene most likely illustrates the ragaputra known as "Kanara," which one text describes in this way: “His body perfumed with delicious scents of various flowers, clothed in yellow robes, Kanara, extremely versed in musical entertainment, fascinates the dwellers of heaven.”
provenance
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2001, by gift.
date
ca. 1700
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Manuscripts & Rare Books
miniatures (paintings)
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1
pageCount
1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
22.9
height
16.5
dimensionsRaw
9 x 6 1/2 in. (22.9 x 16.5 cm)
Source extras
med
paint on paper
creator_ids
2191
collection_ids
INT
exhibition_ids
none
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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