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Lot 293

Five unusual paintings from a ragamala series
Rajasthan, perhaps Marwar, early 19th Century
(5)

25 October 2021, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£3,000 - £5,000

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Five unusual paintings from a ragamala series
Rajasthan, perhaps Marwar, early 19th Century

gouache on paper, nagari inscriptions on painted surface or within text panel at top, orange borders
each 278 x 264 mm. (5)

Footnotes

The subjects depicted are as follows:
Raga Shri Nath: male and female acrobats performing to the beat of a drummer.
Raga Sindhori and Raga Agar, sons of Shri: in the upper register, a horseman in combat with a swordsman on foot; below, a priest performing a ritual before an image of Vishnu.
Raga Dipaka: a prince seated in a howdah on an elephant with attendants and footsoldiers as an escort.
Raga Gajadhar: in the upper register, two carpenters at work; below, a prince holding a trident in each hand, flanked by two monkeys.
Raga Kali, son of Dipak: in the upper register, a man playing the flute before two cockerels; below, a man hunting nilgai at night, carrying a sword and a lantern.

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