AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RASIKAPRIYA SERIES: A MESSAGE FOR KRISHNA

KANGRA, PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820

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AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RASIKAPRIYA SERIES: A MESSAGE FOR KRISHNA
KANGRA, PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, Radha overlooking an older sakhi and Krishna in conversation, within yellow bordered medallion and frame, with simplified floral and scrolling patterned spandrels, in black rule, with red dotted pink borders, a line of black devanagari script above, a numeral to the upper right corner, the reverse with 6ll. of verse in red and black devanagari script, with protective stamped and numbered fly-leaf, with plain red, yellow and black ruled frame, now detached
12 ¾ x 8 7/8in. (32.4 x 22.6cm.)

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Lot Essay

For a note on Kangra depictions of the Rasikapriya of Keshav Das, see lot 74.
For other illustrations from this series in the sale, see lots 74, 75, 77 and 78.

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