MUGHAL SCHOOL, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1780

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AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAGAMALA SERIES : DIPAK RAGA
MUGHAL SCHOOL, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1780
Opaque pigments and gold on paper, a couple embracing on a bed at night, surrounded by female musicians and attendants, a yellow cartouche at top, cream and blue borders
Painting 11½ x 7¼in. (29.3 x 18.5cm.); folio 14 x 10 5/8 in. (35.6 x 27 cm.)

Provenance

Private collection, London, 2007
Christie's South Kensington, 10 June 2013, lot 36
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

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Lot Essay

Dipak means lamp or flame, and this raga is a celebration of light. Instead of fire, the artist has chosen to depict the soft warmth of candle-light, heightening the seductive feel of this painting. Another painting of dipak raga from the Doris Wiener Collection, attributed to Bundi and dated 1738, sold at Christie's New York, 20 March 2012, lot 260.

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