Two Processions in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu

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Tanjore School, circa 1830-1840
Two Processions in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu
inscribed 'Procession du cheval qui se fait le huitième jour de la fête du dieu/Varadarasaperoumal à Cangipouram' (lower edge) and 'Procession du char qui se fait le neuvième jour de la fête du dieu/Varadarasaperoumal a Cangipouram' (lower edge), and further inscribed with a Tamil translation
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour with gum arabic, with touches of bodycolour, unidentified watermark
22 1/8 x 18 1/8in. (56.3 x 46.1cm.), two compositions on one sheet

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Lot Essay

The present watercolours depict processions through the streets of Kanchipuram. The town was the capital of the Pallava kings and the in the late 8th century AD the Shaiva and Vaishnava temples of Kailasantha and Vaikunthaperumal were constructed, two of the most magnificent in Southern India. The watercolour was executed by a Tanjore school artist, probably working for a French patron.
We are grateful to Jerry Losty of the India Office Library for his help in preparing this catalogue entry.

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