AN ILLUSTRATION TO THE HARIVAMSA: KAISHIKA ADDRESSES THE ASSEMBLED KINGS IN ANTICIPATION OF KRISHNA
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ID 727128
Lot 95 | AN ILLUSTRATION TO THE HARIVAMSA: KAISHIKA ADDRESSES THE ASSEMBLED KINGS IN ANTICIPATION OF KRISHNA
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
ATTRIBUTED TO PURKHU, KANGRA, INDIA, CIRCA 1810-20
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, with the names of the principal figures inscribed in red devanagari, within dark blue and white rules, the reverse with 10ll. black devanagari describing the scene and topped by the number '14', the 'No. 303' in brown ink, further numbers in pencil
Painting 14 3⁄8 x 20in. (36.5 x 50.8cm.); folio 14 3⁄4 x 20 1⁄2in. (37.5 x 52cm.)
Provenance
Anon sale in these Rooms, 24 April 1980, lot 118
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