Lot Essay
Another illustration from this series sold at Christie's, London, 25 May 2017, lot 51. See also the following lot.
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KANGRA, PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1830
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AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAGAMALA SERIES: ABHIRI RAGINI OF HINDOL RAGA
KANGRA, PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1830
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the heroine looking at her reflection in a mirror, in floral, gold and dark blue margins, within thin white rules, with red borders, with identification inscription in white devanagari script above "ragini abhiri hindole di / 5", the reverse with old inventory label and inscriptions in black ink and pencil
9 7/8 x 12in. (25 x 30.5cm.)
KANGRA, PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1830
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the heroine looking at her reflection in a mirror, in floral, gold and dark blue margins, within thin white rules, with red borders, with identification inscription in white devanagari script above "ragini abhiri hindole di / 5", the reverse with old inventory label and inscriptions in black ink and pencil
9 7/8 x 12in. (25 x 30.5cm.)