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Lot 126

A NOBLEMAN OF THE COURT OF MAHARAJAH RANJIT SINGH, SEATED ON A TERRACE HOLDING A PEN BOX, BY THE ARTIST CHHAJJU
Pahari, perhaps Chamba, CIRCA 1840

30 March 2021, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond Street

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A NOBLEMAN OF THE COURT OF MAHARAJAH RANJIT SINGH, SEATED ON A TERRACE HOLDING A PEN BOX, BY THE ARTIST CHHAJJU
Pahari, perhaps Chamba, CIRCA 1840

gouache and gold on paper, laid down on later card
painting 177 x 131 mm.; card 227 x 180 mm.

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Provenance
Formerly in a private collection, New York.

Chhajju (circa 1775-1850), who worked mostly in Chamba, was an artist of the second generation after Nainsukh: his father was Nikka, one of the sons of Nainsukh. Nikka had worked in the service of Maharajah Ranjit Singh, and the son continued to work for Sikh rulers.

For other paintings from the same series by Chhajju, see B. N. Goswamy, Piety and Splendour: Sikh Heritage in Art, pp. 120-122; and B. N. Goswamy, J. P. Losty, J. Seyller, A Secret Garden: Indian Paintings from the Porret Collection, pp. 196-197.

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