Bhairava Raga, Page from a Ragamala Series, ca. 1670–1680. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, image: 8 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (22.5 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Asian Art Council in memory of Stanley J. Love, 1994.43 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.43_IMLS_SL2.jpg)
Bhairava Raga, Page from a Ragamala Series, ca. 1670–1680. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, image: 8 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (22.5 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Asian Art Council in memory of Stanley J. Love, 1994.43 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.43_bw_IMLS.jpg)
Bhairava Raga, Page from a Ragamala Series
Asian Art
On View: Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
MEDIUM
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
DATES
ca. 1670–1680
DIMENSIONS
image: 8 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (22.5 x 12.1 cm)
sheet: 11 7/8 x 9 1/4 in. (29.8 x 23.5 cm)
mat: 16 x 22 in. (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Asian Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
1994.43
CREDIT LINE
Gift of the Asian Art Council in memory of Stanley J. Love
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Bhairava Raga: Shiva seated in palace, attended by handmaidens
Folio from a dispersed Ragamala series
Shiva in his terrifying from, Bhairava, is seated under an elephant hide canopy, attended by two women. He holds a vina in his right hand and raises his left in some gesture. His hair is piled in a high chignon and his skin is darkened with ashes, denoting his ascetic status. A night scene, the raga is situated in an ornamented pavilion with a small pool in the foreground. A peacock stands on the roof. The image is bordered with gold and black rules and is placed on a red border with silver meander pattern.
Condition: Arrived matted; some gold leaf flaking. Otherwise good.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is on view in Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
CAPTION
Bhairava Raga, Page from a Ragamala Series, ca. 1670–1680. Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, image: 8 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (22.5 x 12.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Asian Art Council in memory of Stanley J. Love, 1994.43 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 1994.43_IMLS_SL2.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, 1994.43_IMLS_SL2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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