Matthew Thomas
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Lot 139Ф,Y
An ivory Chaupar Set India, 19th Century(20)
6 October 2015, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street£2,000 - £3,000
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An ivory Chaupar Set
India, 19th Century
India, 19th Century
the sixteen ivory gaming pieces forming four groups stained green, red, black and yellow, of ribbed form with painted highlights, together with a silk embroidered cotton board in green, violet and blue, decorated with inset mirrored glass or mica roundels, Mandvi, Kutch, late 19th century, and three 19th century ivory oblong pāsa or die
the pieces 3.7cm high, the cloth board 84cm long, each die 5.2cm long(20)
the pieces 3.7cm high, the cloth board 84cm long, each die 5.2cm long(20)
Footnotes
Provenance
Private European collection.
Published
Das Schach und seine asiatischen Verwandten, Dresden Museum of Ethnology, Dresden, 2008, p. 44.
The sun god Surya was the longest predominating god in the Saurashtra area. Every flower stitched in the centre or pocket of the cloth board is a reminder of Surya- who gives Light. Again, the mirror insets represent Surya- the bringer of Life.