Lot Essay
Compare with related leaves at the Brooklyn Museum of Art, see A. Poster, Realms of Heroism, 1994, cat. 102, p. 142; and K. Ebeling, Ragamala Painting, 1973, cat. nos. 43-47, pp. 185-88.
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INDIA, RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1710
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Four pages from a Ragamala series
India, Rajasthan, circa 1710
The first with a man lying on a bed on a veranda, his feet being rubbed by a maiden, the sun peeking out from behind the roof, above; the second of two women making offerings to a lingam; the third of three women making offerings to a lingam, with two musicians seated nearby and a lady near the bed on the veranda; the fourth of a woman carrying a vina and making an offering to a statue of Krishna, with another lady on the veranda, the sun peeking behind a tree at top; all of the figures against pistachio parapets bordered by red openwork railings, with text at top and surrounded by a decorated border
12½ x 8½ in. (31.2 x 21 cm.), without frame (4)
India, Rajasthan, circa 1710
The first with a man lying on a bed on a veranda, his feet being rubbed by a maiden, the sun peeking out from behind the roof, above; the second of two women making offerings to a lingam; the third of three women making offerings to a lingam, with two musicians seated nearby and a lady near the bed on the veranda; the fourth of a woman carrying a vina and making an offering to a statue of Krishna, with another lady on the veranda, the sun peeking behind a tree at top; all of the figures against pistachio parapets bordered by red openwork railings, with text at top and surrounded by a decorated border
12½ x 8½ in. (31.2 x 21 cm.), without frame (4)
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