Lot Essay
For further description of the ragas and comparable works from Amber, see K. Ebeling, Ragamala Painting, 1973, p. 240, fig. 186 and p. 252, fig. 229.
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INDIA, AMBER, CIRCA 1710
Details
Two paintings from a dispersed Ragamala series: Bhopali and Gunkali Ragas
India, Amber, circa 1710
The first with a lady standing at the door holding a garland, ready to welcome her prince, the second with a lady sitting on a low throne against a large bolster on a parapet and conversing with two musicians, a maid in attendance; both on pistachio-colored parapets against marble pavilions, with text above and enclosed by silver floral borders
Opaque pigments, gold and silver on paper
10 x 6 in. (27.3 x 17.1 cm.), central panel
16 x 11 7/8 in. (40.6 x 30.2 cm.), folio (2)
India, Amber, circa 1710
The first with a lady standing at the door holding a garland, ready to welcome her prince, the second with a lady sitting on a low throne against a large bolster on a parapet and conversing with two musicians, a maid in attendance; both on pistachio-colored parapets against marble pavilions, with text above and enclosed by silver floral borders
Opaque pigments, gold and silver on paper
10 x 6 in. (27.3 x 17.1 cm.), central panel
16 x 11 7/8 in. (40.6 x 30.2 cm.), folio (2)
Provenance
Collection of Ariane Dandois, Paris, acquired in Europe between 1973-1975