Lot 70
AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A RAGAMALA SERIES: BHAIRAVI RAGINI ‡
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, BUNDI OR KOTAH, CIRCA 1780-90
Auction: 09 December 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
gouache on paper heightened in gold, depicting a lady richly dressed in a black and gold robe with an orange tunic, standing on a terrace beside a lingham shrine and Nandi, with her hands placed together in prayer, the shrine and terrace located in a luscious arboretum with palms trees, to the front a water feature from which the wildlife watches on, with a yellow, black and red border, verso inscribed with a number, and an old owner's stamp in ink
Dimensions
folio 32.1cm x 23.6cm, image 23cm x 14cm
Provenance
Formerly private collection, Bonn, Germany.
Private American collection.