AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAGAMALA SERIES: SRI RAGA

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3,000 - 5,000 USD

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Description

AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAGAMALA SERIES: SRI RAGA
Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
image: 10 7/8 by 7 1/2 in. (27.7 by 19 cm);
folio: 12 1/2 by 9 in. (31.75 by 22.86 cm) unframed

Catalogue Note

A Lord wearing a gold Mughal-style turban depicted formally seated on a golden plinth, maidens attend him playing drum and tambura. One offers a golden tray with three small flasks while another fans him with a chowrie. The scene set on a stark white terrace beneath a gold and floral awning, with palmettoes in the foreground and tall trees in the background.