Lalit Ragini: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)

A reclining figure sleeps on a richly patterned bed beneath a teal canopy, while a standing man in a yellow robe and red turban waits at right. Domed pavilions and a Devanagari-style inscription band frame the scene. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, Malwa style.

Look closer: A small arched niche and courtyard pillars run across the lower register beneath the bed.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1680–90

Medium

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Source

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Size

2982 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of Jeffrey Paley, 1975