Two illustrations of the Various Trades of India: A clerk and a Mullah, opaque watercolor on mica c. 1840-50
Property from another collection
Two Company School studies of the various trades of India
Trichinopoly (Tanjore), circa 1840-50
The first, of a clerk wearing a white jama and a simple turban holding a decorative manuscript; the second, of a mullah dressed in a white jama and turban with a crimson shawl around him, standing as he reads a manuscript.
Folio: 6 1/4 x 4 1/4 in. (15.5 x 11 cm)
Estimate:
US$ 500 - 800
£330 - 530
€390 - 620

Footnotes

  • Provenance:
    Maggs Bros., London, October 1986, nos. 123 and 124.
    Private Connecticut Collection

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


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