A COUPLE WITH AN ASCETIC,
AN ILLUSTRATION TO BIHARI'S SATSAI, GOUACHE HEIGHTENED WITH GOLD ON PAPER, THE THREE FIGURES STAND IN A GRASSY PINK-WALLED COURTYARD, FURTHER BUILDINGS BEHIND, RED AND WHITE DEVANAGARI INSCRIPTIONS ABOVE, BLACK LEAF WITH WHITE RULES, (VERY LIGHT SURFACE WEAR, SMALL DAMAGES TO EDGES), DATIA, CIRCA 1770 - 22.2 X 23.5CM. SEE COLOUR PLATE 15
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THE RED INSCRIPTION ABOVE IS V.664 FROM RATNAKAR'S EDITION OF THE SATSAI.