Hunting scene, North India, Rajasthan, probably - Lot 16

Hunting scene, North India, Rajasthan, probably Jodhpur, late 18th century Gouache and gold on paper depicting a female musician luring antelopes to the sound of her vina while a hunter posted behind is about to shoot them with his rifle. Above the sky three lines of text in Nagari script on a black background. black background. Mounted in beige paper margins. Miniature size: 21.4 x 13.8 cm A few paint chips, a few stains, framed. This scene, centered on a woman attracting animals with the sound of her instrument evokes the illustration of a Ragamala, the Todi Ragini, which the the inscription on the reverse of the painting. In on the other hand, in the Pahari tradition, the scene of a woman attracting antelopes antelopes with her music so that her companion can hunt them is associated to Guda, son of Raga Shri. Bibliography: Klaus Ebeling, Ragamala painting, Ravi Kumar, Basel : 1973, cat.318