Lot Essay
For other paintings from this series and a short discussion of these works, see lots 18 and 19.
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AMBER OR JAIPUR, NORTH INDIA, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
Details
AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAGAMALA SERIES: GAUNDKARI RAGINI
AMBER OR JAIPUR, NORTH INDIA, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the heroine seating on a flowery cushion surrounded by peacocks, a deer and musician, in a hilly landscape, five lines of black devanagari script on yellow background above, in black and white rules and red margins
11 ½ x 8 ¼in. (29.2 x 21cm.)
AMBER OR JAIPUR, NORTH INDIA, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the heroine seating on a flowery cushion surrounded by peacocks, a deer and musician, in a hilly landscape, five lines of black devanagari script on yellow background above, in black and white rules and red margins
11 ½ x 8 ¼in. (29.2 x 21cm.)
Provenance
Acquired at The Arcade Gallery, London, 18 September 1978