An illustration from a Ragamala: Dipak Raga Mia Sheikh Fullah

INDIA, BUNDI, DATED 1738

Details

An illustration from a Ragamala: Dipak Raga
Mia Sheikh Fullah
India, Bundi, dated 1738
The dark-skinned prince and his fair maiden seated on a bed on a palace terrace, she gesturing to the musicians serenading them from below as a guard sleeps at the door, a bright full moon in the sky, surrounded by silver-flecked borders with an inscription above
Opaque pigments on wasli heightened with gold and silver
7 5/8 x 4¾ in. (19.3 x 12 cm.), painting
13½ x 9¼ in. (34.2 x 23.5 cm.), folio

Provenance

Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, late 1960s
Sotheby's New York, 19 March 2008, lot 226

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Lot Essay

Cat Note:
Dipak means lamp or flame, and this raga is a celebration of light. Instead of fire, the artist has chosen to depict the soft glow of moonlight, heightening the seductive feel of this painting.

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