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An illustration from a ragamala series: gauri ragini
Mughal, mid 18th century
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; verso with nine lines of nasta’liq; seated on a river bank with a
European style fort in the distance, the lonely maiden holds two floral garlands and pines for her lover.
Folio: 10 1/4 x 6 1/4 in. (26.2 x 16.2 cm)
$15,000 - 20,000
Gauri Ragini, a wife of Malkos Raga and an evening melody of autumn, describes the dark
complexion and beautiful face of the heroine often depicted in the company of peacocks.
Provenance:
Private Californian Collection
Acquired from William Cleary, San Francisco, 1970s
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