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Source Description
The musical "mode" ("raga, ragini") is a melody reduced to its basic elements. Modes were classified and given names, and sets of paintings with the same names were produced with the mode represented by a woman. Here the mode is "chaiti," which is sung in the late afternoon.
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Document identity
localId
6746
label
Ragini Chaiti
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obj
dtoType
object
citationUrl
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1
Source metadata
id
6746
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Ragini Chaiti
description
The musical "mode" ("raga, ragini") is a melody reduced to its basic elements. Modes were classified and given names, and sets of paintings with the same names were produced with the mode represented by a woman. Here the mode is "chaiti," which is sung in the late afternoon.
provenance
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2001, by gift.
date
ca. 1775
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Manuscripts & Rare Books
miniatures (paintings)
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1
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1
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
18.1
height
12.4
dimensionsRaw
7 1/8 x 4 7/8 in. (18.1 x 12.4 cm)
Source extras
med
pigments on paper
creator_ids
2191
collection_ids
INT
exhibition_ids
2071
Single page context
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1
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0
type
photo
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