Bairadi Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

In this image lovers quarrel and the bedchamber remains empty, as evoked in a ragamala text: “That most beautiful one, wearing fine armlets . . . [is] holding off her beloved with her fly-whisk.” Much of Rajput style is distilled from early Mughal painting, as reflected in the architectural devices, the use of flattened color, and the figure types. Another painting from the same manuscript bears a date of Samvat 1662 (A.D. 1605–06), thus dating this work.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

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