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INDIA, KANGRA OR GULER, CIRCA 1770
Details
Two drawings from the Bhagavata Purana
India, Kangra or Guler, circa 1770
The first with a prince depicted twice, once receiving wisdom from a king seated on a veranda in a forest, and again as a study of a figure seated in meditation; the other with a warrior prince slaying a cheetah attacking livestock in a barn; both with an inscription in top margin
Ink and brush on paper
7 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (20 x 29.8 cm.) each (2)
India, Kangra or Guler, circa 1770
The first with a prince depicted twice, once receiving wisdom from a king seated on a veranda in a forest, and again as a study of a figure seated in meditation; the other with a warrior prince slaying a cheetah attacking livestock in a barn; both with an inscription in top margin
Ink and brush on paper
7 7/8 x 11 7/8 in. (20 x 29.8 cm.) each (2)
Provenance
Doris Wiener, 1970s
Literature
V.C. Ohri, "Kangra Painting and Manaku of Guler," Marg December 2005, pp. 53-65.