Krishna and musicians, personifying a musical mode (Vasanta [Basant] Ragaputra of Hindola Raga), from the Earliest Kshemakarna Ragamala
Place of OriginIndia
Dateapprox. 1610
MaterialsOpaque watercolors on paper
DimensionsH. 8 7/8 in × W. 11 3/4 in (H. 22.5 cm × W. 29.8 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition made possible by the George Hopper Fitch Bequest
Object number2021.14
DepartmentSouth Asian Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewInscribedreading of inscription by Nandan Shastri:
श्रीरामेक्रीड्यमानो नवदलकुसुमामोदलुब्धालिवृंदे
शक्राद्येर्गीयमान:स्रजमपि मुकुटंश्रृंगवाद्यंदधान:।
तांबूलस्योपिसार्धं रतिपतिसदृशा रक्तवस्त्रश्चागोरोयोषिद्भि: सर्व वाद्या रवस्तम् महद्वास्य युक्तो वसंत:।।
इति वसंत राग:।हिंदोलस्य सप्तम:पुत्र:।।
Muhammed Faqir-ullah Khan
approx. 1750-1760
approx. 1770-1775
approx. 1800-1900