THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
The following fifteen lots, together with lot 30, were purchased in India by the present owner in the 1950s and 1960s. The entire collection was the subject of a loan exhibition at the Musée d'Art et Histoire in Neuchâtel, Switzerland between 30 June and 18 September 1977. The other parts of the collection of Indian Miniatures are to be sold at Christie's South Kensington on 23 October 1997.
The lady poet Bani Thani
KISHANGAR, CIRCA 1800
Details
The lady poet Bani Thani
Kishangar, circa 1800
Gouache with gold and silver on paper, with the lady poet as Radha standing on a terrace with two attendants, some flaking
10¾ x 8in. (27 x 20cm.)
Kishangar, circa 1800
Gouache with gold and silver on paper, with the lady poet as Radha standing on a terrace with two attendants, some flaking
10¾ x 8in. (27 x 20cm.)
Exhibited
Musée d'Art et Histoire, Neuchâtel, 30 June - 18 September 1977