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recto:

Malasri Ragini, early 18th century.

In a white marble palace courtyard, a lady leans back on a small seat as she plucks petals from a lotus flower. On the right, a lady in an outdoor shawl offers her more lotus blossoms and another is held by her attendant on the left. A small doorway in the centre of the wall leads out into a wooded garden.

The iconography of the painting is that of Malasri Ragini, the woman distressed at her lover’s absence but recalling sweet memories of him.

The gold and bright orange details are later additions.


verso:

Satyr tragopan, 17th century.

A satyr tragopan, also known as the crimson horned pheasant, found in the Himalayas. It faces left against a plain background with small flowering plants and an insect painted along the lower edge and a blue, white and orange streaked sky above.


For further information on this album see RCIN 1005069.