Ragamala paintings are an important aspect of Indian visual art. In Ragamala paintings, th

Ragamala paintings are an important aspect of Indian visual art. In Ragamala paintings, the various musical modes -raga, ragini and ragaputra - are presented in visual form (rupa-dhyana). Kshemakarna, a musicologist from the Rewa state (Madhya Pradesh), is known to have composed the Ragamala text…

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Auction: Classical Indian Art #1 · Todywalla Auctions · 2022-02-25 · Estimate: ₹ 180000 - ₹ 220000

Category: Indian Painting

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• Varaha or Nara-Varaha is the third of Vishnu’s great,incarnations. When the demon Hiranyaksha abducted the god · sold ₹1,35,000
• In Hindu scriptures, Krishna is regarded as one of the most exalted incarnations of Vishnu. The tenth book of · sold ₹95,000
• Dhumavati is one of the tantric goddesses amongst dasha-mahavidyas. She personifies the dark side of life. Dhu
• The Guler painters, in the lineage of the celebrated painter Nainsukh, had been working for various hill chief · sold ₹3,50,000
• This folio seems to be an episode of an unidentified story wherein a crowned mythical ruler in a white dhoti a · sold ₹3,75,000
• Two miniatures from the ‘Hamir-Hath’ series (story of king Hamir) The Pahari painters have painted the story o · sold ₹3,25,000
• In the second picture we find a young Mahima clad in a pink jama sitting on a raised chowki in his chamber. He · sold ₹2,80,000
• Illustrated folio from the dasham skand or tenth canto of Bhagavata Purana narrate the deeds of Krishna, an in
• Illustrated folio from the dasham skand or tenth canto of Bhagavata Purana narrate the deeds of Krishna, an in · sold ₹2,00,000
• The inscription to the upper margin reads “Hathi Kadak Bijli Maharana Raj Singhji Ro Pano..”, in translation:
• Inscription: Shree Brajbhan Kumar het Srungar rup bhaya. Vaas Haas Rasa bhare maan bandhana karunamaya. Kesi p · sold ₹2,25,000
• A finely illustrated manuscript from Mewar of the Chaurasi vaishnavan ki varta, a work describing the lives an