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Painting of a seated man in pink robes and jeweled turban holding a bird, on a bright yellow background with trees and a blue-bordered platform.

Raja Mandhata as a musical mode

A seated man in a pink tunic and patterned sash, wearing a jeweled turban with a dark plume, holds a small bird near his hand and leans on red bolsters. He sits on a blue-bordered platform before a bright yellow ground flanked by flowering trees, rendered in opaque watercolor on paper with a red border.

Artist
Unknown
Date
ca. 1690
Medium
Opaque watercolor on paper
Source
Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art)
Size
3992 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (National Museum of Asian Art) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1695).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

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

Español: Hombre sentado con ave sobre fondo amarillo

Un hombre sentado con túnica rosa y faja estampada, que lleva un turbante adornado con joyas y una pluma oscura, sostiene un pequeño pájaro cerca de la mano y se apoya en cojines rojos. Está sobre una plataforma de borde azul, ante un fondo amarillo intenso flanqueado por árboles en flor, pintado con acuarela opaca sobre papel.

Português: Homem sentado com ave sobre fundo amarelo

Um homem sentado, com túnica rosa e faixa estampada, usa um turbante adornado com joias e uma pluma escura, segura um pequeno pássaro perto da mão e apoia-se em almofadas vermelhas. Ele está sobre uma plataforma de borda azul, diante de um fundo amarelo vivo ladeado por árvores floridas, pintado em aquarela opaca sobre papel.

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