A loving couple, gouache heightened with gold on paper, on a terrace at night with hills beyond, the couple sit close within the covers gazing into each others eyes, blue and gold floral border with gold and white rules, (negligible flaking, one small tear), Pahari, circa 1800-30, mounted, framed and glazed - 9in. x 5¼in.

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A loving couple, gouache heightened with gold on paper, on a terrace at night with hills beyond, the couple sit close within the covers gazing into each others eyes, blue and gold floral border with gold and white rules, (negligible flaking, one small tear), Pahari, circa 1800-30, mounted, framed and glazed - 9in. x 5¼in.
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Lot Essay

The picture bears some similarities to representations of the month of Pausha, where two lovers are shown sharing a blanket against the cold of the long winter nights in the hills.

Randhawa,M.S.: Kangra Paintings on Love, New Delhi 1962, p.196

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