Lot including: - Lot 289

Lot including: -BENGAL RAGINI A young woman seated on the terrace of a pavilion beads a rosary protected in the Gomukha, prayer penguin. Performed in autumn at the end of the day. Album page from a Ragamala, Rajasthan, Jaipur, second half of the 19th century, on a cardboard page with red margins and framing. Top margin of a cartouche inscribed with six lines in nagari on a yellow background. Wear and paint chips. Painting 15.7 x 11.2 cm Album page 28 x 19 cm approx. - GAURI RAGINI A young woman kneeling between two bushes, plucking their flowers, near two lily ponds. Expresses the expectation of her lover. And the feeling of solitude. Album page from a Ragamala, Rajasthan, Jaipur, second half of the 19th century, on a cardboard page with red margins and framing. Top margin of a cartouche inscribed with six lines in nagari on a yellow background. Wear and paint chips. Painting 16.3 x 11.4 cm Album page 28 x 19 cm approx. - GUJARI RAGINI A young woman is seated on the terrace of a pavilion, a maid is fanning her and another is in front of her. A peacock accompanies them. Album page from a Ragamala, Rajasthan, Jaipur, second half of the 19th century, on a cardboard page with red margins and framing. Top margin of a cartouche inscribed with six lines in nagari on a yellow background. Wear and paint chips. Painting 15.9 x 11.5 cm Album page 28 x 19 cm approx. - SETMALAR RAGINI A young woman dressed in leaves, seated on a terrace in front of a hut near a lily pond, listens to a flute player. Album page from a Ragamala, Rajasthan, Jaipur, second half of the 19th century, on a cardboard page with red margins and framing. Top margin of a cartouche inscribed with six lines in nagari on a yellow background. Wear and paint chips. Painting 17.5 x 11.5 cm Album page 28 x 19 cm approx. - GUJARI RAGINI A young ascetic woman seated on a terrace near a pavilion listens to a citharist. Album page from a Ragamala, Rajasthan, Jaipur, second half of the 19th century, on a cardboard page with red margins and framing. Top margin of a cartouche inscribed with six lines in nagari on a yellow background. Wear and paint chips. Painting 16.2 x 11.3 cm Album page 28 x 19 cm approx. - RAGINI indeterminate A young woman sits on the terrace of a pavilion, a companion standing opposite her, two flowering vases placed near her. Probably an interpretation of the Gunakari Ragini. Album page from a Ragamala, Rajasthan, Jaipur, second half of the 19th century, on a cardboard page with red margins and framing. Top margin of a cartouche inscribed with six lines in nagari on a yellow background. Wear and paint chips. Painting 15.8 x 11.5 cm Album page 28 x 19 cm approx. - BHAIRAVI RAGINI A young woman prays to the llngam in a temple. A companion brings food as an offering. Performed in autumn before sunrise, this raga expresses great religious fervor. Album page from a Ragamala, Rajasthan, Jaipur, second half of the 19th century, on a cardboard page with red margins and framing. Top margin of a cartouche inscribed with six lines in nagari on a yellow background. Wear and paint chips. Painting 15.8 x 11.3 cm Album page approx. 28 x 19 cm - RAMAKALI RAGINI A young woman sitting on the terrace of a pavilion, leaning against a cushion, turns her head away as Krishna caresses her foot in the presence of a servant. This raga expresses the pain and anger of having been scorned. Album page from a Ragamala, Rajasthan, Jaipur, second half of the 19th century, on a cardboard page with red margins and framing. Top margin of a cartouche inscribed with six lines in nagari on a yellow background. Wear and paint chips. Painting 15.8 x 11.4 cm Album page 28 x 19 cm approx. - DHANASRI RAGINI A young woman draws on a tablet sitting on the terrace of a pavilion, a young woman in front of her. Impatient to wait for her lover, the young woman begins to draw him. This raga is played at the beginning of winter and in the middle of the day. Album page from a Ragamala, Rajasthan, Jaipur, second half of the 19th century, on a cardboard page with red margins and framing. Top margin of a cartouche inscribed with six lines in nagari on a yellow background. Wear and paint chips. Painting 17.2 x 12.2 cm Album page 28 x 19 cm approx. - HINDOLA RAGA Krishna and Radha, seated on a swing, are surrounded by six young female gopis on a terrace under a cloudy sky. Expresses the blossoming of love and the awakening of passion; performed either in the morning in spring or in August. Album page from a Ragamala, Rajasthan, Jaipur, second mo