Friday, November 15, 2013

VEENA (Sold)

The veena is one of the most ancient string instruments of India. Its origin can be traced back to the ancient yazh, a stringed instrument, similar to the Grecian harp. Bharata, in his Natya Shastra, explains the theory of the 22 sruti-s in an octave with the help of two experimental veena-s.
The veena then went through several innovations and modifications. In its current form, the instrument can be attributed to Raghunath Nayak ( circa 17th century ) of Tanjavur in Tamil Nadu.
The veena is 1.5m long and is made from jackwood. It has a large, round body with a thick, wide neck, the end of which is carved into the head of a dragon. A small resonator is attached to the underside of the neck. The veena has 24 metal frets embedded in hardened bees-wax, mixed with charcoal powder.

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5 comments:

  1. AriannaNovember 16, 2013 at 9:32 AM

    Very nice painting! Arianna

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  2. Manoj KNovember 19, 2013 at 9:46 AM

    fab as always !!

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  3. jayDecember 28, 2013 at 7:12 AM

    great piece of work !!

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