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AN ILLUSTRATION TO A BARAMASA SERIES: THE MONTH OF BHADON
AN ILLUSTRATION TO A BARAMASA SERIES: THE MONTH OF BHADON
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AN ILLUSTRATION TO A BARAMASA SERIES: THE MONTH OF BHADON

KANGRA, PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820

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AN ILLUSTRATION TO A BARAMASA SERIES: THE MONTH OF BHADON
KANGRA, PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, Krishna and Radha under an umbrella seek refuge from a storm in a white pavilion where a servant awaits with a dry garment, the reverse with old collection attribution label, blue ink and pencil entry numbers, mounted
11 ¼ x 9 ½in. (28.5 x 24.4cm.)

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For another painting of Krishna and Radha seeking refuge from the storm, in a near identical composition to the present work, see W.G. Archer, Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills, London and New York, 1973, no.71, p.281. It is there attributed to Mandi, circa 1830-40.

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