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INDIA, RAJASTHAN, KOTAH, CIRCA 1700
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An illustration from a Ragamala: Khambavati Ragini
India, Rajasthan, Kotah, circa 1700
Depicting a lady wearing a brown and gold lengha, yellow choli, and gold-bordered veil, crouching on an orange terrace amid an array of ritual vessels, facing Brahma clad in a golden dhoti and multi-strand necklace, his four faces with pointed beards sharing a lotus crown, with a golden bed before a flag-topped shrine at left, surrounded by a green stone wall, a tree to the right and yellow band above, all within a red margin with inscribed title above in devanagari
Opaque watercolor on wasli
8 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (22.5 x 12.9 cm.), painting
10½ x 7½ in. (26.6 x 19 cm.), folio
India, Rajasthan, Kotah, circa 1700
Depicting a lady wearing a brown and gold lengha, yellow choli, and gold-bordered veil, crouching on an orange terrace amid an array of ritual vessels, facing Brahma clad in a golden dhoti and multi-strand necklace, his four faces with pointed beards sharing a lotus crown, with a golden bed before a flag-topped shrine at left, surrounded by a green stone wall, a tree to the right and yellow band above, all within a red margin with inscribed title above in devanagari
Opaque watercolor on wasli
8 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (22.5 x 12.9 cm.), painting
10½ x 7½ in. (26.6 x 19 cm.), folio