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Unknown (Rajasthan, Sirohi)
Gauri Ragini: A Girl with Peacocks, ca. 1660
opaque watercolor on paper
9 1/4 x 7 in.
Bequest of Mrs. Horace W. Frost
91.15.59






 
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Unknown (Rajasthan, Sirohi)
Gauri Ragini: A Girl with Peacocks, ca. 1660

The term ragini refers to an Indian musical composition. This painting was associated with the Gauri Ragini, a song for the end of the day in autumn. Roll your cursor over the image to examine the carefully painted details:

  • Where is the girl? How can you tell?
  • What is she wearing?
  • What is she doing?
  • The song lyrics mention a wishing tree and sweet-toned bells around the girl's waist. Can you find these in the picture?
  • How does this painting make you feel?
  • What type of song does this painting make you think of?


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