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AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAGAMALA SERIES: MALAVI RAGINI
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 USD
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Description
- AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAGAMALA SERIES: MALAVI RAGINI
- Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
- image: 14 by 10 in. (35.5 by 25.4 cm) unframed
Condition
Fair and stable overall condition. The illustration is missing its folio border. Wear to all four edges has been strengthened with backing paper on verso. Abrasions and fraying to left edge, distress and areas of loss to white pigments throughout. Losses to pigment on skirts of ladies on extreme left and spots of loss to gold leaf on bed and pillows. A line of cracking to pigment on face of lady standing on lower right and loss of gold leaf on the bowl she is holding. Further losses to gold leaf on architectural elements on middle right and on skirt of seated lady on lower left. The reds are slightly deeper in reality. Exhibited in temporary frame.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
An illustration based on a Ragamala series. A royal couple embracing as they walk to their outdoor bed within a palace courtyard. The architectural palace windows and niches compartmentalized in reds and blues, containing gold vessels. The ladies of the zenana showing close affection to each other and conversing.
Likely this painting was originally one folio from a ragamala series, or was possibly an individual miniature, its inscription being unreadable. The subject was based on a popular Malwa theme “Malava Ragini” and as the name suggests likely originated in Malwa, the Malava country.
Refer to Klaus Ebeling, Ragamala Paintings, Basel, 1973, cat. 184, pp. 50-51 and pp.240 also cat. 183 and Pratapaditya Pal, Ragamala Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, 1967, cat. 51, pp. 51-52, pl. XXI.