Illustration of a Ragamala, Vilaval Ragini, Mughal India, 18th century Gouache and gold on paper depicting a woman seated on a throne and looking into the mirror, in the presence of an old woman leaning on her cane and two maids, one holding a morshal flycatcher, the other presenting her with a tray. The scene takes place on a terrace, under the awning of a pavilion, with a garden in the background. Mounted on an album page with a red border with gilded decoration, a gilded border and a green margin with gilded floral decoration. Framed. On the back, label n°133. Painting size: 18.3 x 12.7 cm; page size: 39.1 x 26.3 cm Several folds, including a large central one, some polychromatic bleeding, stains and foxing. Provenance: Sotheby's sale, London, Kevorkian Foundation Collection, December 6, 1967, lot 160. Paris private collection, lots 166 to 193.