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Two erotic studies Bhaktapur, Nepal, circa 1700 image 1
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Two erotic studies
Bhaktapur, Nepal, circa 1700

19 March 2012, 14:00 EDT
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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)

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

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