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The Sat Sai follows in the tradition of religious texts exploring the romance of Krishna and Radha. It contains couplets on neeit (moral lessons), shringara (love), and bhakti (devotion). Bihari Lal was a poet at the court of Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan. He later moved to the court of Raja Jai Singh of Amber.
For comparative examples, see Topsfield, Court Painting at Udaipur, Zurich 2001, pp. 143-4, no. 144. A closely related composition to '59' sold, Artcurial, Paris, 12 May 2015, lot 269. Others sold at Bonhams, London, 6 October 2008, lot 390, Sotheby's, New York, 28 October 1991, lot 229 and Pundoles, Mumbai, 12 March 2014, lot 31.
Published:
Ludwig Habighorst, Blumen, Baeume, Goettergaerten in indischen Miniaturen, Ragaputra Edition Koblenz 2011, p. 75, fig. 45. ('59')
Ludwig Habighorst, et al., Love for Pleasure: Betel, Tobacco, Wine and Drugs in Indian Miniatures, Ragaputra Edition, Auflage, 2007, p. 37, fig. 17 ('51')
Harsha Dehejia, Festival of Krishna, New Delhi, 2008, p.140 ('158')
Provenance:
Private Collection, Germany