Album page Dhanasri Ragini, Central India,... - Lot 90 - Ader

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Album page Dhanasri Ragini, Central India,... - Lot 90 - Ader
Album page Dhanasri Ragini, Central India, Deccan, Hyderabad, third quarter of the 18th centuryIllustration from a Ragamala, gouache and gold on paper, depicting a woman seated and drawing a portrait under an awning. In the lower left corner, a confidant is climbing the steps of the terrace and approaching. Margins illuminated in gold with floral scrolls on a bright orange background. Subject identified by a Persian inscription in black ink in the upper margin, the reverse decorated with a small Persian calligraphic panel in shikasteh style surrounded by a small blue margin decorated with a golden floral garland. Page size: 41.3 x 26.4 cm; painting size: 25.4 x 15.3 cm Stains, paint chips. Provenance : Christie's, Indian Art Online, 14-25 October 2016, lot 64. Other pages of the same Deccan Ragamala, attributed to Hyderabad, were sold at Christie's, 26 May 2016, lot 11 and 14-25 October 2016, lot 65. An album page with an illustration from a Ragamala: Dhanasri Ragini, Central India, Deccan, Hyderabad, third quarter 18th century
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