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Abanindranath Tagore
Accession No . 1188
Artist Name. Abanindranath Tagore
Title. Surangama (From King of the Dark Chamber)
Medium. Watercolour on paper
Size. 11.2" x 18"
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The title 'Surangama' is written in vertical calligraphic style at bottom left side. Surangama is an important character in Rabindranath's play 'Raja'. The play was written around 1910-11 and was performed soon after on the family stage at Jorasanko, Kolkata. It is difficult to say whether the visualization related to the 1911 production or a later one. But it is clear that the staging of a play excited Rabindranath and the characters he visualized were not actual portraits but were creations of the artist's imagination.
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