Karanata Ragini. Five courtiers holding spears acclaim Krishna who stands holding a sword and the severed tusk of a caparisoned elephant, which lies in the foreground. There are palace buildings on the left with diminutive figures.
Reverse: six sunbirds are perched in and alighting around a fruiting shrub with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses written on their bodies; the Persian identification is written on an enlarged fruit in the centre.
Nata Ragini. A mounted prince rides against three warriors who are on foot. Four decapitated or wounded foes lie on the ground; the sun has risen above a tree-lined horizon.
Reverse: six Hill mynahs are perched in and alighting around a fruiting tree with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses written on their bodies; the Persian identification is written on an enlarged fruit in the centre.
Reverse: six grey doves fly and alight around a jackfruit tree with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses written on their bodies; the Persian identification is written on a fruit in the centre.
Desi Ragini. A girl is seated on the end of a bed playing a ‘tambur’ to her lover who sits facing her. The bed is in a courtyard by a building; a landscape is beyond the wall.
Reverse: six grey birds with pink bills fly and alight around a fruiting tree with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses written on their bodies; the Persian identification is written on a flower-head in the centre. Note: The picture does not correspond with Harivallabha’s verses which refer to the lady ...
Dipaka Raga. A prince sits on a bed smoking a hookah while a lady approaches to join his company. She holds a little pink flower; a pavilion is on the left and starry sky above.
Reverse: six green parakeets fly and alight around a formalised flowering shrub with Harivallabha’s Hindi verse inscribed on their bodies; the Persian identification is inscribed in a flower in the centre.