Bangal Ragini from a Ragamala Series, ca. 1650

A seated ascetic figure with a topknot and a white cloth in one hand sits on a white pedestal before a red-orange doorway-like shape, beneath a large fan-shaped canopy of grey-blue feathers. Stylized trees with red-tipped foliage frame the scene against a dark night sky, with two birds perched in the upper corners. Opaque watercolor on paper, with a yellow and red border.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1650

Medium

Opaque watercolor on paper

Source

Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)

Size

2995 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Asian Art