Lot 422
422
Illustration to a late anthology of earlier sanskrit verses complied by Sharangadhara entitled Paddhavati Mewar, circa 1700 - 1725
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Illustration to a late anthology of earlier sanskrit verses complied by Sharangadhara entitled Paddhavati Mewar, circa 1700 - 1725

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Illustration to a late anthology of earlier sanskrit verses complied by Sharangadhara entitled Paddhavati
Mewar, circa 1700 - 1725
gouache heightened with gold on paper, depicting a ruler seated in his chamber holding a document, rewarding musicians, receiving a coutier, seated with two further courtiers and leaving the palace dressed in gold armour, lines of black devengari on a yellow panel above, red and yellow borders with black rules, mounted -- 24.2 x 21 cm. (small areas of flaking and rubbing, generally good condition).
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Lot Essay

In earlier publications the set was misnamed Shiva Sagati before four of the paintings were corrected and catalogued by J. Bautze, Lotosmund und Louenritt, Stuttgart, 1991, No. 84 p. 197, ff.

For similar leaves from this series offered at Christie's; 5 May 1977, Lot 142. and 7 July 1977, Lot 38.

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