Sri Sri Rai Raja

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

Rai Raja, with a radiant golden aureole, sits on a hexagonal golden dais under an umbrella with raised red curtains withgold tassels above, suggestive of a stage setting. Two female attendants cool her with peacock feather fans. In the foreground, she is flanked to the left by a blue male figure holding a sword and shield and on the right by a female flywhisk (chauri) bearer. The floor and stairs are decorated in the manner of late Victorian glazed tiles.

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.

Metropolitan Museum of Art