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    Abanindranath Tagore

    Accession No . 1155 Artist Name. Abanindranath Tagore Title. Surangama Medium. Wash and tempera Size. 5" x 6.87"

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    Surangama was the character of a maid in Rabindranath Tagore's play 'Raja' written in 1910-11. It was staged soon after at the family stage at Jorasanko, Kolkata. Abanindranath's portrait is not the likeness of a real person, but the imagined depiction of a character in a play. It is possible that the painting could have been made at the same time when the play was screened.