Title
Gujari Ragini
circa 1750
Artists
Unknown Artist
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Details
- Place where the work was made
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Deccan
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India
- Cultural origin
- North Deccan
- Date
- circa 1750
- Media categories
- Miniature , Painting , Watercolour
- Materials used
- opaque watercolour (gouache) on paper
- Dimensions
- 33.0 x 25.4 cm (irreg.)
- Credit
- Gift of Dr Nigel and Mrs Norma Hawkins 2010. Donated through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 34.2010
- Copyright
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About
This is a ragamala painting of the type that often features women taking pleasure in quiet pastimes in an effort to hold the loneliness felt by absent lovers at bay. In this work a woman is seated outside in a courtyard. She holds a musical instrument and is attended by a servant. The woman appears to call the attention of a bird in the tree, possibly in an attempt to send her lover a message.
Asian Art Department, AGNSW, September 2011
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Exhibition history
Shown in 2 exhibitions
One hundred flowers (2011), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 01 Sep 2011–15 Jan 2012
Conversations through the Asian collections, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 25 Oct 2014–13 Mar 2016
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Bibliography
Referenced in 1 publication
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Christie's London (Editor), Christie's London: Important Islamic and Indian manuscripts and miniatures, London, 24 Apr 1980, 29. lot no. 62
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Provenance
Christie's London, 24 Apr 1980, London/England, Important Islamic and Indian manuscripts and miniatures, lot no. 62.
Dr Nigel and Mrs Norma Hawkins, 24 Apr 1980-Feb 2010, Toronto/Ontario/Canada, moved to France early 1990s, moved to Australia late 1990s. Gift to the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Feb 2010.