www.IndianMiniaturePaintings.co.uk - Illustration to a ragamala series: Dhanasri Ragini. Deccan, late 18th century. Gouache and gold on paper. 23.4 x 14.5cm On a palace terrace between flowerbeds and an ornamental fountain a young lady of nobility yearns for her absent lover whilst painting his portrait; a confidante consoles her. A painting filled with detail: fish swimming in the ornamental fountain beneath whilst the surface catches the light of the sun; the influence of Persian painting in the gold-streaked sky; on the drawing board the nayika (romantic heroine) holds the portrait she has painted of her turban wearing and moustachioed lover, this act being a key element in the iconography of this ragini.

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Illustration to a ragamala series: Dhanasri Ragini. Deccan, late 18th century. Gouache and gold on paper. 23.4 x 14.5cm

On a palace terrace between flowerbeds and an ornamental fountain a young lady of nobility yearns for her absent lover whilst painting his portrait; a confidante consoles her.

A painting filled with detail: fish swimming in the ornamental fountain beneath whilst the surface catches the light of the sun; the influence of Persian painting in the gold-streaked sky; on the drawing board the nayika (romantic heroine) holds the portrait she has painted of her turban wearing and moustachioed lover, this act being a key element in the iconography of this ragini.

Ref: Deccan17510

Price: £295

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