Lot Essay
Compare to another folio from this series published in A. Poster, ed. Realms of Heroism: Indian Paintings at The Brooklyn Museum, 1994, cat no. 124, p. 166.
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PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF ALBIN SALTON
A Folio from a Ragamala Series: Bilaval Ragini
INDIA, KOTAH, CIRCA 1685-1700
Details
A Folio from a Ragamala Series: Bilaval Ragini
India, Kotah, circa 1685-1700
Depicting a woman peering into a mirror held aloft by her maid and arranging a jeweled ornament in her hair with musicians and attendants surrounding her, with yellow panel inscribed in Devanagari above and red borders
8 x 4 3/8 in. (20.3 x 11.1 cm.)
India, Kotah, circa 1685-1700
Depicting a woman peering into a mirror held aloft by her maid and arranging a jeweled ornament in her hair with musicians and attendants surrounding her, with yellow panel inscribed in Devanagari above and red borders
8 x 4 3/8 in. (20.3 x 11.1 cm.)
Provenance
The Heeramaneck Collection, previously sold at Sotheby's New York, 2 November 1988, lot 49