An illustration from an unusual Ragamala Series, India, Gujarat, circa 1800, opaque pigments on wasli paper, Raga Kali, son of Dipak, the upper half with a man in yellow playing a flute for two roosters against a blue background, separated by a...

An illustration from an unusual Ragamala Series, India, Gujarat, circa 1800, opaque pigments on wasli paper, Raga Kali, son of Dipak, the upper half with a man in yellow playing a flute for two roosters against a blue background, separated by a pink band from the scene below of a man hunting neelgiri by sword and carrying a lamp on a pale green background, black Devanagari inscription identifying each scene, within orange border, 27.6 x 26.3cm. Provenance: Private English Collection; Property of a Connecticut Collector Christie's 20 March 2009, Lot 1340 (part lot); Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, 16 December 1970, lots 133-138