Lot Essay
While produced in different regions, both works are strikingly similar with regards to the palette and the intricate details of the clothing. Kota artists prolifically reproduced ragamala paintings, stylistically influenced by works from the Mughal court and nearby Deccan, as evidenced also by the palette of light mint-green and pink. Although both paintings are possibly of the same subject, the image with the lady holding the branch follows iconography distinctive to ragamalas from Hyderabad. For further discussion, see K. Ebeling, Ragamala Painting, Basel, 1973, pp. 195, 257, figs. 80, 242.