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An illustration from a ragamala series: Malasri ragini
Bundi, circa 1750
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; richly adorned, the lady beholds
the immaculate lotus, caressing its petals, coupled birds above; four lines
of devanagari upper margin.
Image: 7 x 4 3/8 in. (17.7 x 11.3 cm); Folio: 9 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (23.5 x 16.5 cm)
$7,000 - 9,000

Compare to another folio of Desakhya Ragini from the same series in the
Brooklyn Museum of Art (67.10).

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

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An illustration from a ragamala reries: bilaval ragini
Bundi, late 18th century
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; A lady feeds four pigeons,
seated against a large red bolster under a rectangular tented canopy, a
maidservant standing behind her holding a flywhisk.
Image: 10 1/8 x 6 7/8 in. (25.7 x 17.4 cm); Folio: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (31
x 23.5 cm)
$3,000 - 5,000

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An illustration from a ragamala series: gunakali ragini
Bundi, 18th century
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; the lady picks flowers in
preparation for her lover’s arrival; a line of devanagari above.
Image: 8 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (21 x 16.5 cm); Folio: 10 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (26 x
19.7 cm)
$2,000 - 3,000

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

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