Pancham Ragini, prince giving coins to a musician, North Ind - Lot 183

Pancham Ragini, prince giving coins to a musician, North India, Rajasthan, probably Bikaner, late 17th century Gouache, gold and silver on paper depicting a prince and his beloved kneeling against a cushion on the terrace of a palace, giving coins to a woman appearing before them accompanied by a vina player. Mounted as an album page on ecru paper. Framed. Painting size: 15 x 10 cm; page size: 26.8 x 18.2 cm Small polychromy chips, one corner restored, slight folds and stains in margins, adhesive on spine, margin soiled. Provenance: Sotheby's sale, London, December 11, 1973, lot no. 243. This painting is very close in style, mood and size to another illustration of Ragamala in the Cleveland Museum of Art (2018.193), attributed to Bikaner in 1695. A note on the back of the frame attributes this work to the painter Nasiruddin, son of Nur Muhammad, who was active from 1679 to 1700.