Two early Marwar illustrations, 16th-17th centuries

The two illustrations are as follows:

A: Ganesh and Sarasvati, ascribed to Dayala, Marwar, Rajasthan, dated V.S 1646 (1589 A.D.)
Inscription on the reverse:
'I pray to Lord Ganesh. The book is the work of Doom Chaju's grandson and the son of Gopala named Dayala and written by Khatri Kalu at the town of Nagar, whose ruler is Gopal Dasji; the ruler of Ranthambhor is Jaggan Nathji, and the emperor of Lahore is Padshah Akbar; in the year V.S. 1646 (1589 A.D.) on Chaitra, Vade, 11th.'

This drawing represents the elephant-headed Hindu god Ganesha with Sarasvati and their respective vehicles. Stylistically it shows parallels with early Rajput painting and is possibly a precursor to Jodhpur painting of the 1620s. Rosemary Crill identifies this drawing as the earliest known dated work from Marwar, and Gopal Das of Nagaur (mentioned in the inscription) as the ruler of Pali where the well-known Ragamala of 1623 was produced (Crill 2000, p.18).

B: An illustration to a manuscript of the Kathakalpataru, a man on a ladder visiting a woman in a pavilion, 15 lines of Marathi text, Pali in Marwar, circa 1622.
This is from a series closely related to the Pali Ragamala of 1623. Five other examples are known, in the Salar Jang Museum, Hyderabad, the Jagdish and Kamla Mittal Museum, Hyderabad, the San Diego Museum of Art (Edwin Binney 3rd Collection), and the James Ivory Collection. Discussing this series, Rosemary Crill comments: "On the basis of the painting style, the set would normally be attributed to Marwar, c.1625, were it not for the fact that the text that accompanies the illustration is in Marathi, the language of the northern Deccan. It may be possible to explain this Deccani connection through Bithal Das's service in the Deccan with the Mughal army: he travelled south in the service of Maharaja Gaj Singh of Jodhpur in the Mughal campaign against Malik Ambar in 1622, and is thought to have returned to Marwar the same year. It is possible that the paintings were done by a Jodhpur artist to illustrate a Marathi text he acquired in the Deccan...." (Crill 2000, p.22). For the example in the James Ivory Collection, see Losty 2010, no.26, pp.76, 195.