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Manuscripts of the Islamicate World and South Asia
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0011340
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Or.Ms 114
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Or.Ms 114
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Holding Institution:
University of Edinburgh
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University of Edinburgh
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Title:
Ragamala Paintings
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Ragamala Paintings
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22
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Creator:
Unknown
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Author
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Date:
Mid-Late 18th Century
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Description:
Detail of Ragamala miniature entitled 'Patamanjari ragini of Dipaka'. Depicts a young woman, startled by the lightning and thunder of the monsoon, rising swiftly from her couch on a terrace and rushing towards her house, preceded by her fleeing cat. This image derives from a standard scene where typically a nurse character would pull the young woman inside. In Indian poetry and painting the image of clouds and lightning can be a metaphor for sexual union. Ragamala paintings are images which depict, in physical form, the 'modes' or scales used in Indian Classical Music, known as ragas. Usually accompanied by an inscription or poem, they elucidate the season and time of day in which a raga was meant to be performed, as well as its mood, and often portray the Hindu deities with which they are individually associated. The concept may have originally come about through the use of personification as an aide memoire for musicians, which then developed into physical imagery. This collection dates to the mid-late eighteenth century, and originates from Hyderabad on the Deccan Plateau in Southern India. Acquired by John Ballie (1772-1833), who brought it to the UK, it is one of two sets of Ragamala paintings in the Oriental Manuscripts Collection, the other being Or.Ms 437.1-2. Sources: Watson, L. (2012), What is Ragamala?, http://dulwichonvie
(accessed 05/06/14). http://www.ed.ac.uk
(accessed 05/06/14)
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Detail of Ragamala miniature entitled 'Patamanjari ragini of Dipaka'. Depicts a young woman, startled by the lightning and thunder of the monsoon, rising swiftly from her couch on a terrace and rushing towards her house, preceded by her fleeing cat. This image derives from a standard scene where typically a nurse character would pull the young woman inside. In Indian poetry and painting the image of clouds and lightning can be a metaphor for sexual union. Ragamala paintings are images which depict, in physical form, the 'modes' or scales used in Indian Classical Music, known as ragas. Usually accompanied by an inscription or poem, they elucidate the season and time of day in which a raga was meant to be performed, as well as its mood, and often portray the Hindu deities with which they are individually associated. The concept may have originally come about through the use of personification as an aide memoire for musicians, which then developed into physical imagery. This collection dates to the mid-late eighteenth century, and originates from Hyderabad on the Deccan Plateau in Southern India. Acquired by John Ballie (1772-1833), who brought it to the UK, it is one of two sets of Ragamala paintings in the Oriental Manuscripts Collection, the other being Or.Ms 437.1-2. Sources: Watson, L. (2012), What is Ragamala?, http://dulwichonview.org.uk/2012/01/20/what-is-ragamala/ (accessed 05/06/14). http://www.ed.ac.uk/about/museums-galleries/talbot-rice/archive/ragamala (accessed 05/06/14)
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Location:
Centre for Research Collections/Main Library
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Indian School, 18th century
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Indian School, 18th century
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Indian
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Subject Person:
Patmanjari Ragini of Dipaka
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Patmanjari Ragini of Dipaka
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Subject Event:
Running, Monsoon, Escaping
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Running, Monsoon, Escaping
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Subject Date:
c.1770
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c.1770
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Subject Period:
18th century
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18th century
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Subject Category:
Music
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Music
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Art
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Rights Statement:
© The University of Edinburgh
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© The University of Edinburgh
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Hindu
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Music
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Painting
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Raga
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Ragamala
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India
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Patmanjari
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Patmanjari
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© The University of Edinburgh
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© The University of Edinburgh
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2010:07:14 16:09:23
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