Illustration from a Madhavanla Kamakandala Series

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Illustration from a Madhavanla Kamakandala Series
Bilaspur, circa 1680

gouache heightened with gold on paper, Gyanavati abandons her worldly pleasures and goes into the forest to seek out the ascetic, there she finds the emaciated yogi, seated holding a vina, green ground (minor flaking), black rule, red leaf (some creasing and flaking); verso, identifying the scene in black devanagri
miniature 7¼ x 11in. (18.4 x 27.6cm.)
leaf 8¼ x 12in. (21.2 x 30.5cm.)

Literature
K.Khandavala, Pahari Miniature Painting, 1958, fig.11

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