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Lot 104

Important panneau kalamkari représentant Rama et Sita trônant, avec des scènes du Ramayana, des avatars de Vishnou, et d'autres épisodes de la mythologie hindoue, Sud de l'Inde, côte de Coromandel, probablement Kalahasti, fin XIXème / début XXème siècle

A large kalamkari panel depicting Rama and Sita enthroned, with scenes from the Ramayana, avatars of Vishnu, and other episodes from Hindu mythology
South India, Coromandel Coast, probably Kalahasti, late 19th/early 20th Century

4 – 12 September 2025, 12:00 CEST
Online, Paris, avenue Hoche

Sold for €4,352 inc. premium

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Important panneau kalamkari représentant Rama et Sita trônant, avec des scènes du Ramayana, des avatars de Vishnou, et d'autres épisodes de la mythologie hindoue, Sud de l'Inde, côte de Coromandel, probablement Kalahasti, fin XIXème / début XXème siècle

A large kalamkari panel depicting Rama and Sita enthroned, with scenes from the Ramayana, avatars of Vishnu, and other episodes from Hindu mythology
South India, Coromandel Coast, probably Kalahasti, late 19th/early 20th Century

rectangular, painted in polychrome, numerous inscriptions in Telugu
315 x 180 cm.

Footnotes

The main centre for the manufacture of such panels was the town of Kalahasti on the Coromandel Coast, north of Madras. For discussion and examples of the type, see A. Dallapiccola, South Indian Paintings: a Catalogue of the British Museum Collection, London 2010, pp. 251-258.

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