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India, Amber, circa 1710
Details
Two paintings from a Ragamala series: Bhopali and Gunkali Ragas
India, Amber, circa 1710
The first with a lady standing at the door holding a garland, ready to welcome her prince, the second with a lady sitting on a low throne against a large bolster on a parapet and conversing with two musicians, a maid in attendance; both on pistachio-colored parapets against marble pavilions, with text above and enclosed by silver floral borders, the reverse with devanagari inscriptions, ownership stamps and Bikaner librarian’s signature
Opaque pigments, gold and silver on paper
10 x 6 in. (27.3 x 17.1 cm.), image
16 x 11 7/8 in. (40.6 x 30.2 cm.), folio
India, Amber, circa 1710
The first with a lady standing at the door holding a garland, ready to welcome her prince, the second with a lady sitting on a low throne against a large bolster on a parapet and conversing with two musicians, a maid in attendance; both on pistachio-colored parapets against marble pavilions, with text above and enclosed by silver floral borders, the reverse with devanagari inscriptions, ownership stamps and Bikaner librarian’s signature
Opaque pigments, gold and silver on paper
10 x 6 in. (27.3 x 17.1 cm.), image
16 x 11 7/8 in. (40.6 x 30.2 cm.), folio
Provenance
Ariane Dandois, Paris, acquired in Europe 1973-1975, sold Christie’s New York 18 September 2013, lot 373 to the present owner
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