Illustration to the Mahabharata; Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Garhwal circa 1863
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Illustration to a Krishna Rukmini series: Krishna leaves the court
Garhwal, circa 1840
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Krishna is shown leaving a palace in a chariot while a ruler standing by the door with attendants watches his departure; before them appears a procession of mounted attendants with banners and musicians playing various instruments.
Image: 8 7/8 x 12 1/4 in. (22.6 x 31.6 cm.): Folio: 12 x 15 1/2 in. (29.5 x 38.8 cm)
Sold for US$ 18,750 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • Other pages from this series sold at Sotheby's, New York, March 29, 2006, lot 163 and September 19, 2006, lot 8.

    Provenance:
    Mandi Royal Collection
    Private German Collection, 1969
    Sotheby Park Bernet, New York, February 27, 1973, lot 63.
    Private Connecticut Collection

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


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