Lot Essay
"Monlagaj" means "the elephant Monla".
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MUGHAL INDIA OR RAJASTHAN, CIRCA 1660
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THE ELEPHANT MONLA
Mughal India or Rajasthan, circa 1660
Pen and wash heightened with gouache and gold on paper, the tethered elephant wearing gold ornaments and with mahout and drummer seated on his back, inscribed in black in Persian and devanagari Monlagaj, verso with seated nobleman, inscribed in black Aga Ishaq, mounted on card
Folio 11¼ x 17 1/8in. (28.6 x 43.5cm.); miniature 7¼ x 9in. (18.4 x 22.8cm.)
Mughal India or Rajasthan, circa 1660
Pen and wash heightened with gouache and gold on paper, the tethered elephant wearing gold ornaments and with mahout and drummer seated on his back, inscribed in black in Persian and devanagari Monlagaj, verso with seated nobleman, inscribed in black Aga Ishaq, mounted on card
Folio 11¼ x 17 1/8in. (28.6 x 43.5cm.); miniature 7¼ x 9in. (18.4 x 22.8cm.)
Provenance
Dr. Leo S. Figiel, Florida
Dr. William K. Ehrenfeld, San Francisco
Dr. William K. Ehrenfeld, San Francisco
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