A seated woman symbolizing a musical mode (Vihag Ragaputra)
Place of OriginRajasthan state, India; Rajasthan state, Kota, Kota
Dateapprox. 1770-1775
MaterialsOpaque watercolors on paper
DimensionsH. 7 9/16 in x W. 4 3/4 in, H. 19.2 cm x W. 12.1 cm
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. George Hopper Fitch
Object numberB75D8
DepartmentSouth Asian Art
ClassificationsPainting
On View
Not on viewVideo: Audio Portrait of a Seated Yogini: http://youtu.be/NPGcBYqLF-o
Thom Blum is a Bay Area electroacoustic and acousmatic musician who, after visiting the exhibition, "Picturing Sound: Creating Mood" at the Asian Art Museum, was inspired to create a response to this painting of a seated yogini (B75D8).
Subject
- musician
- sitar
- crane
- lotus
![Krishna and musicians, personifying a musical mode (Vasanta [Basant] Ragaputra of Hindola Raga), from the Earliest Kshemakarna Ragamala](/internal/media/dispatcher/63133/thumbnail)
approx. 1800-1900
