INDIA, MYSORE, 19TH CENTURY

Details

A KING VISITING A GURU
INDIA, MYSORE, 19TH CENTURY
17 ½ x 22 ¼ in. (44.5 x 56.5 cm.)

Provenance

The Scholar's Vision: The Pal Family Collection; Christie’s New York, 20 March 2008, lot 225.

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Lot Essay

The king is seated on the floor before a guru, accompanied by his two sons, all wearing royal robes and jewelry and holding shields and swords. The guru sits on a low golden throne with an attendant behind him, set in a room with chandeliers and curtains hanging from above.

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