1886 Saringhi or Sarangi. Stringed Musical Instrument from India. Griggs Antique Lithograph Original Vintage.

This 1886 chromolithograph by William Griggs captures a Sarangi from Bangalore with remarkable precision, showcasing the stringed instrument's distinctive hourglass body and intricate tuning pegs for sympathetic strings. Griggs's pioneering collotype and heliogravure techniques render the fine sculptural details that allow the Sarangi to produce its characteristic resonant, echoing tones—a hallmark of Indian classical music. Published in the groundbreaking Journal of Indian Arts, this print documents a historical artifact now held in the Victoria & Albert Museum, offering a window into both the instrument's craft and the early scholarship that preserved it.