TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS TO A DASAVATARA SERIES

Lot 110
25.04.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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£ 15 000
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Lot 110 | TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS TO A DASAVATARA SERIES
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£ 15 000 – 20 000
TWENTY ILLUSTRATIONS TO A DASAVATARA SERIES

POSSIBLY KANGRA, PUNJAB HILLS, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY

Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, seven within black borders with gold and white floral meander, thirteen within red borders with black and white floral meander, margins cropped, the verso of each with black devanagari identifying the scene and a number in the upper right corner, some with sketches or preparatory drawings on the verso, each set into a sealed card display mount with windows on both sides, generally good and clean condition

Each painting 3 ½ x 6in. (9 x 15.3cm.) approx.; mount 11.6⁄7 x 16 ½in. (29.5 x 42cm.)





Provenance

Anon sale, Sotheby's London, 29th and 30th March 1982, lot 146,

Dr. Raghu Gaind (d.2021), London
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