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A Hindu devotional manuscript, with 55 illustrations Kashmir, circa 1860 image 1
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Lot 192

A Hindu devotional manuscript, with 55 illustrations
Kashmir, circa 1860

6 October 2015, 14:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

£8,000 - £12,000

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A Hindu devotional manuscript, with 55 illustrations
Kashmir, circa 1860

Sanskrit manuscript on paper, 368 leaves, 8 lines to the page written in nagari script in black and red ink, interlinear and marginal additions, margins ruled in red, black and yellow, 55 illustrations in gouache and gold, wide orange, mauve and yellow borders, occasional smudging and slight creasing otherwise in good condition, red morocco with flap
238 x 172 mm.

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The subjects depicted include avatars of Vishnu, Krishna hiding the milkmaids' clothes, killing the demon Kansa, and holy men with devotees.

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