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Ragamala illustration: Malkos Raga. Jaipur, circa 1740. Gouache and gold on wasli*. 27cm by  20cm

*Wasli is a laboriously processed handmade paper built up from layers pasted together with wheat-paste then polished smooth with an rounded piece of agate. It was created specifically for miniature paintings so that the paper surface did not warp

Ref: 11-4-8M

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