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Erotic study
Kangra, Sikh period, circa 1850
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; under a cusped niche the couple making love on an open terrace with various refreshments and drinks scattered on the pale yellow carpet. Image: 7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm.); Folio: 10 1/4 x 8 in. (26 x 20.3 cm.)
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; under a cusped niche the couple making love on an open terrace with various refreshments and drinks scattered on the pale yellow carpet. Image: 7 x 5 in. (17.8 x 12.7 cm.); Folio: 10 1/4 x 8 in. (26 x 20.3 cm.)
Sold for
US$ 3,750
inc. premium
Footnotes
- For related compositions formerly in the Carter Burden Collection, see Sotheby's, New York, March 27, 1991, lot 110.
Provenance:
Collection of Ananda Kentish Coomaraswamy (1887-1947)
Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art
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