anonymous
Ragamala painting
May one see it?
Unknown
Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
Bhupala raga, a leaf from a Ragamala series.
A royal figure seated on a cushioned throne, holding a flower. He is flanked by yaktail whisks (chamara)-bearing ladies and courtiers. At the top of the frame there are verses from the unpublished Sanskrit poem Ragasagara (c. 17th century with later additions), written here in Telugu script.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-T-2024-57
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
