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AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAGAMALA SERIES: MALAVI RAGINI
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description
- AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAGAMALA SERIES: MALAVI RAGINI
- Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
- image: 7 1/4 by 4 2/3 in. (18.4 by 11.7 cm);
- folio: 11 1/8 by 8 1/4 in. (28.2 by 20.9 cm) unframed
Condition
Very good overall condition, slight abrasion to green pigment in tree leaves on upper right corner, visible in catalog illustration. The image is surrounded by a red folio border, not visible in catalog illustration. Some abrasions to red folio border with loss to paper on lower left corner. Exhibited in a 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
A couple standing and embracing near an awaiting bedchamber. In a verse attributed to the poet-sage Narada:
“The fair-hipped one has kissed his lotus-face. His brightness is as the parrot’s…at eventide intoxicated he enters the house of the tryst with a garland in his hand. He is the Malava Raga King.”
Refer to Klaus Ebeling, Ragamala Paintings, Basel, 1973, pp.50-51 and Pratapaditya Pal, Ragamala Paintings in the Museum of Fine Arts Boston, cover photo and cat. 51, pp.51-52, pl. XXI.