



Lot 43
Kanwal Krishna(Indian, 1910-1993)The British residence bungalow, Pagri (Phari), Tibet
5 June 2025, 16:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £4,096 inc. premium
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Kanwal Krishna (Indian, 1910-1993)
The British residence bungalow, Pagri (Phari), Tibet
signed, inscribed and dated 'Kanwal/16.7.39/PHARI JONG' (lower left)
watercolour with traces of pencil
22.6 x 31.8cm (8 7/8 x 12 1/2in).
signed, inscribed and dated 'Kanwal/16.7.39/PHARI JONG' (lower left)
watercolour with traces of pencil
22.6 x 31.8cm (8 7/8 x 12 1/2in).
Footnotes
Frederick Spencer Chapman described the British bungalow at Phari:
"The Phari bungalow is flat-roofed, as are all the buildings here, and faces onto a cobbled courtyard together with the Post Office and the rooms of the Postmaster".