Lot Essay
Punyaki means "the one who gives alms." The music of punyaki ragini has been compared to the sound of rushing water.
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BUNDI, NORTH INDIA, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
Details
AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAGAMALA SERIES: PUNKI OR PUNYAKI RAGINI
BUNDI, NORTH INDIA, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, a beggar addresses the heroin at her balcony, her attendant at the door, in thick black rule, with wide red borders
The folio 12. x 8 3/8in. ( 30.5 x 21.4cm.), the painting 9 ¼ x 6in. (23.5 x 15.2cm.)
BUNDI, NORTH INDIA, FIRST HALF 18TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, a beggar addresses the heroin at her balcony, her attendant at the door, in thick black rule, with wide red borders
The folio 12. x 8 3/8in. ( 30.5 x 21.4cm.), the painting 9 ¼ x 6in. (23.5 x 15.2cm.)
Provenance
Acquired at Polak Works of Art, Amsterdam