Raja Mandhata as a musical mode
Unknown
ca. 1690
Classification
Painting
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Purchase from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection â Charles Lang Freer Endowment
Accession Number
F2017.13.3
Tags
Catherine and Ralph Benkaim CollectionIndiaSouth Asian and Himalayan Artbirdmanportrait
About this artwork
Nurpur school
About the Artist
Unknown
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