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INDIA, RAJASTHAN, SIROHI, 17TH CENTURY
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THE UNEXPECTED RETURN OF THE HUSBAND
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, SIROHI, 17th century
The husband in red leading his battle horse into the courtyard greeted by a servant girl with a golden tray of fruit, the lady of the house reclining on the balcony in an embrace together with her lover and a servant, inside a turreted haveli with scrolling floral balustrades, a yellow header with devanagari inscription, surrounded by red margins
Opaque pigments on wasli heightened with gold
8 7/8 x 6½ in. (22.5 x 16.5 cm.)
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, SIROHI, 17th century
The husband in red leading his battle horse into the courtyard greeted by a servant girl with a golden tray of fruit, the lady of the house reclining on the balcony in an embrace together with her lover and a servant, inside a turreted haveli with scrolling floral balustrades, a yellow header with devanagari inscription, surrounded by red margins
Opaque pigments on wasli heightened with gold
8 7/8 x 6½ in. (22.5 x 16.5 cm.)
Provenance
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1969
Exhibited
Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, 1973 and 1976