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An illustration from a ragamala series: ramakali ragini
128 Malwa, 17th century
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; within the bedchamber of a
129 pink pavilion, the lady resists the advances of her late lover, the doorway
86 | Bonhams signaled in red; two lines of devanagari above.
Folio: 8 1/4 x 5 7/8 in. (21 x 15 cm)
$1,500 - 2,000

Provenance:
Private Collection, New York
Acquired in Paris in the 1980s

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An illustration from a ragamala series
Malwa, circa 1660
Opaque watercolor on paper; the hero seated in a chamber attended by a
maiden with a peacock feather morchal; single line of devanagari verso.
Image: 7 1/4 x 6 in. (18.4 x 15.2 cm)
$2,000 - 3,000

Another page from the series sold Christie’s, New York, 20 March 2012,
lot 272.

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An illustration from a ragamala series: dhanashrini ragini
Malwa, circa 1680
Opaque watercolor on paper; the maiden admires the portrait of her lover
delivered by a monkey who has slipped past the guarding peacock, her
bed is prepared inside the marble pavilion; the verso with seven lines of
devanagari.
Image: 6 x 6 1/8 in. (15.3 x 15.5 cm); Folio: 8 x 7 in. (20.4 x 17.8 cm)
$1,500 - 2,500

Provenance:
Private Collection, New York
Acquired in Paris in the 1980s

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An illustration from a ragamala series: khambhavati ragini
Amber, Late 17th/early 18th century
Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper; four-headed, Brahma
performs a puja, with his four arms he holds sacred texts, a rosary, and
pours ghee into the fire, the attendant pours further offerings into the
fire, above them stand the domes of the pavilion; the upper register with
four lines of devanagari.
Image: 6 3/8 x 5 3/4 in. (16.1 x 14.5 cm)
$2,000 - 3,000

Compare to a page from a Malwa series of the same subject held in the
Philadelphia Museum of Art (1976-189-1).

Provenance:
Private Collection, New York
Doris Wiener Gallery, circa 1978 (label verso)

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An llustration from a ragamala series: bhairav raga
Provincial Mughal, Rajasthan, 18th century
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; in a formal palace courtyard the
prince receives an offering of pan while attended and entertained by
other courtesans.
Image: 3/8 in. (20.8 x 13.5 cm); Folio: 11 1/2 x 8 in. (29.2 x 20.3 cm)
$4,000 - 6,000

Provenance:
Private Californian Collection, acquired in the 1970s