Page from an erotic album
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper, Late Mughal, possibly Lucknow, Circa 1780-90
The naked couple are primed for intercourse after enjoying betel and wine that is scattered on the terrace before them, surrounded by a low gilt railing before a hazy lake with the faint outline of boats, and rolling hills with a small distant village under a golden dawn sky. Blue and gilt floral margins with gilt speckled border.
image: 6 ¾ x 4 ½ in. (17 x 12 cm), folio: 11 x 7 ½ in. (28 x 19 cm)
The naked couple are primed for intercourse after enjoying betel and wine that is scattered on the terrace before them, surrounded by a low gilt railing before a hazy lake with the faint outline of boats, and rolling hills with a small distant village under a golden dawn sky. Blue and gilt floral margins with gilt speckled border.
image: 6 ¾ x 4 ½ in. (17 x 12 cm), folio: 11 x 7 ½ in. (28 x 19 cm)
Estimate:
US$ 8,000 - 12,000
£5,300 - 7,900
€6,200 - 9,300
£5,300 - 7,900
€6,200 - 9,300
Footnotes
- Compare with closely related but more conservative versions in the Ouseley Album now in the Bodleian Library, Oxford (MS. Ouseley Add. 166).
Provenance:
Private Collection
Acquired from Doris Weiner in 1980s
Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art
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