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DECCAN, GOLCONDA, CIRCA 1630-1640
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A YOGINI WITH A LION
Deccan, Golconda, circa 1630-1640
From an album, gouache heightened with gold on paper, a young richly dressed yogini holding a peacock-feather fan pacifies a lion with her other hand, a pair of cranes at her feet, very slight retouching in a few places, blue margin with gold floral meander, buff outer border with gold floral meander, verso with page of calligraphy with a pious text in Persian in black nasta'liq within gold clouds, gold-flecked border
Miniature 5¾ x 4 3/8in. (14.6 x 11.2cm.)
Deccan, Golconda, circa 1630-1640
From an album, gouache heightened with gold on paper, a young richly dressed yogini holding a peacock-feather fan pacifies a lion with her other hand, a pair of cranes at her feet, very slight retouching in a few places, blue margin with gold floral meander, buff outer border with gold floral meander, verso with page of calligraphy with a pious text in Persian in black nasta'liq within gold clouds, gold-flecked border
Miniature 5¾ x 4 3/8in. (14.6 x 11.2cm.)
Provenance
Hagop Kevorkian, sold Sotheby's, London, 6 December 1967, lot 165
Special notice
VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium
Further details
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