Two Nepalese erotic studies Bhaktapur, circa 1700
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Two erotic studies
Bhaktapur, Nepal, circa 1700
Opaque watercolors on cloth; Each presenting a couple in union in varying asanas (postures) within small open pavilions.
Folio: 7 x 7 in. (17.8 x 17.8 cm)
Sold for US$ 2,250 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • For other leaves from the same series see: Rawson, Tantra: The Indian Cult of Ecstasy, 1987, nos. 24-16; Christie's London, October 11, 1978, no. 85; Pal, Art of Nepal, 1985, no. P24.

    Provenance:
    Doris Wiener, New York

Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art


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