Lot Essay
Compare to a closely related set illustrated in K. Ebeling, Ragamala Painting, 1973, p. 179 that the author has categorized as Malwa substyle III.
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INDIA, RAJASTHAN, MALWA, CIRCA 1670-80
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A FOLIO FROM A RAGAMALA: MALARA RAGINI
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, MALWA, CIRCA 1670-80
A lone female aesthetic seated cross-legged on a deer skin with eyes closed in prayer, attended by a female dressed in green and gold with anoffering, under canopy attached to turreted palace surrounded by moat, against the deep blue night sky, set inside red and yellow margins
Opaque pigments on wasli heightened with gold
9 x 6¾ in. (22.8 x 17.1 cm.)
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, MALWA, CIRCA 1670-80
A lone female aesthetic seated cross-legged on a deer skin with eyes closed in prayer, attended by a female dressed in green and gold with anoffering, under canopy attached to turreted palace surrounded by moat, against the deep blue night sky, set inside red and yellow margins
Opaque pigments on wasli heightened with gold
9 x 6¾ in. (22.8 x 17.1 cm.)
Provenance
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1967
Exhibited
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1973, cat. no. 74
Allentown Art Museum, Oct-Nov. 1978
Allentown Art Museum, Oct-Nov. 1978