Lot Essay
The first painting is inscribed with "61" on the verso, and the second inscribed "Rama and Lakshmana slay Subahu to protect the sage Vishvamitra" and "5" on verso.
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INDIA, MALWA, LATE 17TH CENTURY
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TWO ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE RAMAYANA
INDIA, MALWA, LATE 17TH CENTURY
The first with a demon in combat with two monkeys and a bear while Laxman and Rama look on; the second with Rama and Laxman at left in combat with four demons at right, with priests conducting a ritual in a marble pavilion at below right, both with inscriptions and numbers on the verso
8 x 11 ¼ in. (20.2 x 28.5 cm.), the larger
INDIA, MALWA, LATE 17TH CENTURY
The first with a demon in combat with two monkeys and a bear while Laxman and Rama look on; the second with Rama and Laxman at left in combat with four demons at right, with priests conducting a ritual in a marble pavilion at below right, both with inscriptions and numbers on the verso
8 x 11 ¼ in. (20.2 x 28.5 cm.), the larger
Provenance
Estate of Richard B. Gump, sold at Sotheby’s New York, 19-20 December 1991
Private collection, New York, acquired from above
Private collection, New York, acquired from above
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