Cleveland Museum of Art
Woman Addressing a Peacock: Gujari Ragini of Megh, from a Ragamala
- Date
- c. 1680
- Medium
- gum tempera and gold on paper
- Culture
- Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bundi or Raghogarh
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Gujari Ragini, a musical mode, is personified as the one who sings songs praising her beloved on experiencing pangs of separation. She sits on a throne outside a well-appointed chamber and holds her stringed instrument, the vina, in her right hand. Her songs have attracted a male peacock who dances to the tunes she sings. A pair of yellow birds take flight in the background. The heroine presents her pearl necklace to the peacock.
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