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KANGRA, CIRCA 1820
Details
A princess visiting an ascetic
Kangra, circa 1820
The princess at center in pink and gold, grasping the hand of the ascetic who stands before a thatched hut, a deer to his left and a peacock and doe to the right, with lush foliage around them, a palace beyond the river in the distance with two men conversing at upper right, all surrounded by a blue foliate band and pink speckled borders
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
9 1/8 x 7 3/8 in. (23.2 x 18.7 cm.)
Kangra, circa 1820
The princess at center in pink and gold, grasping the hand of the ascetic who stands before a thatched hut, a deer to his left and a peacock and doe to the right, with lush foliage around them, a palace beyond the river in the distance with two men conversing at upper right, all surrounded by a blue foliate band and pink speckled borders
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
9 1/8 x 7 3/8 in. (23.2 x 18.7 cm.)
Provenance
Carter Burden Collection, New York
Private collection, New England, acquired at Sotheby's New York, 27 March 1991, lot 62
Private collection, New England, acquired at Sotheby's New York, 27 March 1991, lot 62