ID 1404704
Lot 82 | SURATAVICHITRA MADHYA NAYIKA
Estimate value
£ 30 000 – 50 000
ATTRIBUTED TO SAJNU, MANDI, PUNJAB HILLS, INDIA, CIRCA 1810
An illustration to a Rasikapriya of Keshav Das, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, set within a black border with gold floral decoration, red and white rules, the pale pink margins decorated with abstracted clouds outlined in pale purple, floral sprays issuing from the midpoint of each border outwards into the margin towards the corners, the verso plain, mounted
Painting 10 ¼ x 7 ¼in. (26 x 18.5cm.); folio 13 7/8 x 10 5/8in. (35.1 x 27cm.)
Provenance
With Raymond E Lewis, California, by 1974 (inventory number 00613),
Private West Coast Collection,
Anon. sale, Sotheby's New York, 16 March 2016, lot 831
| Art style: | Pahari painting |
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings, Arms & Armor |
| Art style: | Pahari painting |
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| Place of origin: | India, Asia |
| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings, Arms & Armor |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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