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Shri Raga: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)
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Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, India (Rajasthan Bundi)
Asian Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift of Phillips Gold and Company 1981
Title: Shri Raga: Folio from a ragamala series (Garland of Musical Modes)
Description:
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, India (Rajasthan Bundi).
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