Malasri Ragini. A lady prepares a bed before sprinkling it with lotus petals which she has gathered in leaf baskets; set in a flowery landscape with trees. Inscribed on border in nagari:’ 18, Ragini Masri’; in Persian: ‘Masri.’
Add.Or.1236-1238 Three paintings from a ‘ragamala’ series. Bikaner, c.1650. Purchased 1 February 1960. Gouache with gold; paper borders. 211 by 142 mm ...
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Add.Or.1236-1238 Three paintings from a ‘ragamala’ series. Bikaner, c.1650. Purchased 1 February 1960. Gouache with gold; paper borders. 211 by 142 mm; page 255 by 185 mm. Note: The style is closely derived from Popular Mughal painting of the early seventeenth century, but a certain finene...
Asavari Ragini. A blue-skinned lady dressed in a leaf skirt is charming snakes as she sits on rocks beside a lotus stream. Inscribed on border in nagari:’ 25, Ragini Asavari’; in Persian: ‘Asavari.’
Hindola Raga. Krishna sits on a swing with four ladies attending him, one of whom holds a ‘vina.’ Inscribed on border in nagari:’ 33, Raga Hindol’; in Persian: ‘Hindol.’
Reduced copy of the great mural by 'Abdallah Khan formerly in the Nigaristan Palace: central group, Fath 'Ali Shah and his sons. Artist(s): 'Abdallah Khan (fl. 1820), after
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Central group, showing Fath ‘Ali Shah enthroned, with the royal princes. 35 by 53 cm.