ID 828793
Lot 69 | KRISHNA MEETING HIS BELOVED AT NIGHT (NISHIMILAN)
Estimate value
£ 10 000 – 15 000
MEWAR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1660
An illustration from the Rasikapriya of Keshav Das, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, with yellow borders and black rules, set within a red margin, a panel above with 3ll. black devanagari, the reverse plain
Painting 9 x 7 5/8in. (22.8 x 19.5cm.); text panel 10 5/8 x 7 3/4in. (27 x 19.5cm.); folio 11 5/8 x 8 5/8in. (29.5 x 22cm.)
Provenance
Bikaner Royal Collection
Private Collection, USA
Literature
J. Bautze, 'Sirohi-Malerei in der Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts', Indo-Asiatische Zeitschrift: Mitteilungen der Gesellschaft für Indo-Asiatische Kunst, vol. 4/5, Berlin, 2000-2001, pp. 56-71, fig. 8.
H.V. Dehejia, A Festival of Krishna: 'Under The Kadamba Tree': Painting a Divine Love, Roli Books Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi, 2008, p. 195.
J.P. Losty, Rajput paintings from the Ludwig Habighorst Collection, Francesca Galloway, London, 2019, no. 3.
L.V. Habighorst, Der blaue Gott in indischen Miniaturen, Mittelrhein Museum, Koblenz, 2014, no. 10.
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
|---|---|---|
| Preview |
| |
| Phone | +44 (0)20 7839 9060 | |
| Buyer Premium | see on Website | |
| Conditions of purchase | Conditions of purchase |




