Illustration to a ragamala series: Malhar ragini
Opaque watercolor on paper, Malwa, Central India, Circa 1650
A female devotee with a bare torso and transparent shawl seated in an outdoor terrace reading texts, an attendant waits within the red doorway.
image: 7 ¾ x 6 ¼ in. (19.8 x 16.1 cm), folio: 9 ¼ x 6 ¾ in. (23.2 x 17.5 cm)
A female devotee with a bare torso and transparent shawl seated in an outdoor terrace reading texts, an attendant waits within the red doorway.
image: 7 ¾ x 6 ¼ in. (19.8 x 16.1 cm), folio: 9 ¼ x 6 ¾ in. (23.2 x 17.5 cm)
Sold for
US$ 4,000
inc. premium
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Private Collection
Acquired from Doris Wiener in the 1980s
Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art
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