Sindhu (Saindhava) Ragaputra of Shri Raga, from a Ragamala (c. 1680–90): Art, History and Details
Sindhu (Saindhava) Ragaputra of Shri Raga, from a Ragamala at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1680–90, gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Sindhu (Saindhava) Ragaputra of Shri Raga, from a Ragamala (c. 1680–90) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
The hero launches into the saddle with vigor, as he embarks on a journey to meet his lover. He has tucked one end of his coat into his sash, so it will not be in the way. The horse’s mouth opens in a whinny, aligning with a poem that forms the basis of this image. Once part of a large series in the Mandi royal library, it is now widely dispersed. The name refers to the coastal region of Sindh in present-day Pakistan. The scene evokes the music of Sindh, which is well known for expressing emotional anguish of separation.
Object facts
- Title: Sindhu (Saindhava) Ragaputra of Shri Raga, from a Ragamala
- Date: c. 1680–90
- Culture: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms
- Type: Painting
- Technique: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
- Dimensions: Page: 25.7 x 18.8 cm (10 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.); Image: 20.8 x 14.5 cm (8 3/16 x 5 11/16 in.)
- Collection: Indian Art
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession number: 2018.90
A detail from the museum
The warrior tucked the end of his tunic into his belt, showing the red lining.
Collection credit
Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
Further reading listed by the museum
- Griswold, William, Cameron Kitchin, Chase F. Robinson, Cleveland Museum of Art, Cincinnati Art Museum, and National Museum of Asian Art (Smithsonian Institution). Pahari Paintings: Art and Stories, edited by Sonya Rhie Mace, Sarang Sharma, and Vijay Sharma. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2026.
View the collection record
See the museum's photographs and full catalogue entry. Catalogue text is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art's open-access data, with HTML formatting removed. This object and its supplied image are designated CC0.
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