A Garden Scene

Minneapolis Institute of Art

A Garden Scene

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Date
c. 1725
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Department
Asian Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
3248

A court lady stands under a canopy in a lavish garden, her servant prostrate beside her. The highly stylized and lyrical poses of the figures suggest that this image was not intended as the depiction of an actual event or persons. Rather, it was likely made to set a mood or stir up certain emotions in the viewer. Sets of paintings like this were known as ragamalas , or “string of melodies, ” and each painting in the set would be associated with a specific tune, mood, or time of day. India, Asia

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Gift of funds from Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cleveland and Helen Winton Jones

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