JAIPUR OR UDAIPUR, NORTH INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

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ASAVARI RAGINI
JAIPUR OR UDAIPUR, NORTH INDIA, EARLY 19TH CENTURY
An illustration from a Ragamala series, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, with a yellow panel containing 5ll. black and red devanagari above, set within black borders and red margins, the verso plain
Painting 12 x 6 ¾in. (30.5 x 17cm.); folio 15 7⁄8 x 10 ½in. (40.2 x 26.8cm.)

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Anon sale, Christie's London, 10 June 2015, lot 99 (part)

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Lot Essay

Asavari Ragini is the fourth wife of Shri Rag. The name Asavari derives from the ancient Savara tribe, who were believed to be snake charmers. In our painting the Asavari is shown stroking a snake, the cooling body of serpent relieving the burning passion the heroine feels for her lover.

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