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For a similar depiction of this ragini see: Gahlin,S.: The Courts of India, Indian Miniatures from the Collection of the Fondation Custodia, Paris, Amsterdam 1991, no.76, p.73, pl.79
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Asavari Ragini
Kangra, circa 1830
gouache heightened with gold on paper, in a verdant rolling lanscape with a river and city behind, a woman plays a vina while birds, hares and snakes gather round her and her attendant, (very light flaking), black ground floral border, on pink leaf with purple rules, (slight flaking, creasing to corners)
miniature 11¾x 8¼in. (29.8 x 21cm.)
leaf 14¼ x 10¼in. (36.3 x 26cm.)
Kangra, circa 1830
gouache heightened with gold on paper, in a verdant rolling lanscape with a river and city behind, a woman plays a vina while birds, hares and snakes gather round her and her attendant, (very light flaking), black ground floral border, on pink leaf with purple rules, (slight flaking, creasing to corners)
miniature 11¾x 8¼in. (29.8 x 21cm.)
leaf 14¼ x 10¼in. (36.3 x 26cm.)