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Lot Essay
This large and fine illustration from a ragamala set is heavily influenced by Mughal painting. This is visible in the great attention given to the rendering of details such as the textiles, the setting of the scene arranged in a semi-circular composition and the finely depicted sandstone pavilion in the background. However it appears to come from Panna in Madhya Pradesh as recently re-attributed by Konrad Seitz (Konrad Seitz, Orchha, Datia, Panna: Miniaturen von der rajputischen Höfen Bundelkhands (1580-1820), 2015, cat. 56.1-56.3, pp.190-213).
Three other paintings from this series are in the Seitz Collection and other folios are published in Vicky Ducrot, Four Centuries of Rajput Painting from the collection of Isabella and Vicky Ducrot, Turin, 2009, MW10, p.197 and Karl Khandavala et al., Miniature Painting from the Sri Motichand Khajanchi Collection, New Delhi, Lalit Kala Akademi, 1960, pp.44-45, no.57-a-c.
Another folio (possibly depicting Kamod ragini) was sold at Christie's, London, 26 May 2016, lot 22.
Three other paintings from this series are in the Seitz Collection and other folios are published in Vicky Ducrot, Four Centuries of Rajput Painting from the collection of Isabella and Vicky Ducrot, Turin, 2009, MW10, p.197 and Karl Khandavala et al., Miniature Painting from the Sri Motichand Khajanchi Collection, New Delhi, Lalit Kala Akademi, 1960, pp.44-45, no.57-a-c.
Another folio (possibly depicting Kamod ragini) was sold at Christie's, London, 26 May 2016, lot 22.