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646 Characteristic of ragamala compositions from Bilaspur, the present
AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAGAMALA SERIES: example shows the ragini placed in front of a fnely rendered white
KACHELI RAGINI building, backed by a solid color with a thin strip of blue sky and thin
white clouds. The fgures are delineated with graceful forms and
INDIA, PAHARI REGION, BILASPUR, SECOND QUARTER 18TH ovoid heads with long profles, distinctive features of the painting
CENTURY style from Bilaspur. The sweet countenance, soft palette and light
Opaque pigments and gold on paper vegetation give the work a delicate and naturalistic expression typical
7¿ x 5¡ in. (18.3 x 13.5 cm.) of paintings from this period and region. For a work strikingly similar in
composition and style, see the Devagiri Ragini at the Museum of Fine
$5,000-7,000 Arts, Boston (17.3218).
印度 旁遮普 比拉斯布爾 1725－1750年 公羊战歌拉迦瑪拉繪畫
