Signature Unsigned by artist, artist was named by nephew from whom the work was purchased
Marks None
Inscription At the top in Red and black in four lines:
Bhairavii Raginii.
Chotpari raajakuvaari bhekhii raanni, devirupa bhairolalicaamrannii.
Bharimagnasava sarati viisasrii, rakhi manoratha siiva mattha sraari.
Bohora bhaamti ke puujaa laari. Liiyaitaalakara sujasa sunaavaa, manaehiiva thairava paavaa.
Ehani mittracita jaatthu daare, piiyasaneha nahii neka bisarai.
Doha. Maanasarovara vimala jala, yamdikarat kilola.
Hihatattaso bhita siva bhavanna raajita rucita sramola. 2
At my request, the nephew wrote his uncle’s name in pencil on the work’s temporary mat.
It is written in Devenagari script and reads: “Dev Kishan Swami 22/10/2017”
Provenance Shiv Kumar Swami, Bikaner Miniature Arts 279W+Q83, Inside Jassusar Gate, Near Sita Ram Bhawan, Bikaner, Rajasthan 334005; purchased by the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama 2022
