Women on a swing - Lot 166

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Women on a swing - Lot 166
Women on a swing India, provincial Mughal school, Rajasthan, late 18th century Large polychrome gouache on a cardboard page, framed by three borders, two of which are decorated with foliage, pasted on a brown album page. Two women on a swing are accompanied by four courtesans. Framed under glass. Provenance: Alfred B. Collection (1897-1979), Paris, then by direct descent. Dim. miniature: 17.5 x 11.5 cm; Dim. cardboard page: 36 x 24 cm LS Margins sunned, cardboard page torn, worn This scene is reminiscent of a ragamala, the Hindola Raga, "hindola" meaning swing, in which Krishna is usually seen as a couple, or a single woman, sitting on a swing.
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