1720 (ca.), The Master of the Jagged Water's Edge (attributed), Raga Nand Malahar, folio from a Ragamala -- National Museum of Asian Art (Washington)
From the museum label: Udaipur’s kings commissioned paintings of classical music compositions (ragas) to establish themselves as connoisseurs of related arts. With its watery clouds tumbling above a wine-dark sky, this dreamlike painting captures the emotions of another raga associated with the rainy season. Celestial beauties with multicolored wings on a palace terrace embody its mood. Although the scene seems suspended in time, the winged nymph at center reaches forward delicately to adorn an icon of god Shiva with a freshly plucked lotus petal.
1720 (ca.), The Master of the Jagged Water's Edge (attributed), Raga Nand Malahar, folio from a Ragamala -- National Museum of Asian Art (Washington)
From the museum label: Udaipur’s kings commissioned paintings of classical music compositions (ragas) to establish themselves as connoisseurs of related arts. With its watery clouds tumbling above a wine-dark sky, this dreamlike painting captures the emotions of another raga associated with the rainy season. Celestial beauties with multicolored wings on a palace terrace embody its mood. Although the scene seems suspended in time, the winged nymph at center reaches forward delicately to adorn an icon of god Shiva with a freshly plucked lotus petal.