Kedara Ragini

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Cultural Context

Central India, Rajasthan, Malwa school, 17th century

Date

Creation: c. 1650

Source

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Title

Kedara Ragini

Creator

Worktype

Painting

Cultural Context

Central India, Rajasthan, Malwa school, 17th century

Material

ink and color on paper

Dimensions

Image: 18.7 x 14.8 cm (7 3/8 x 5 13/16 in.); Overall: 20.8 x 16.4 cm (8 3/16 x 6 7/16 in.); with mat: 35.5 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.);
height: 0.208metre;
width: 0.164metre

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Date

Creation: c. 1650

Provenance

Maharaja of Datia; (Nasli Heeramaneck, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art), ?–1964; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH, 1964–; Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund

Style Period

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CC0

Inscription

On reverse is seal of Datia state and seven-line inscription: "The heroine Kedara, longing for her lover, has assumed the character of a yogi and waits intently for his return. She has smeared ash all over her body, which is reduced to a skeleton. Absorbed in love, she sings her lord's praise. In this yogic garb, her body is terrifying and looks like a male body. She sees that night seems to be prolonged and anticipates dawn eagerly. Lovesickness is killing Kedara."1 (This translation is paraphrased from V. Dwivedi, 1968, p. 27; in his article, Dwivedi gives a longer translation in addition to contextual information.)

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Source

Cleveland Museum of Art

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