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Nayika scene
at night in a lantern-lit courtyard festooned with garlands, a noble leads his lady to their bed, a female attendant looks on, blue meandering vine border between yellow rules, red leaf with white rules, white inscription above - 8¼ x 5½in. (21 x 14cm.); another nayika scene, in a palace courtyard with trees and elephants beyond, the lady sits in a red chair while the man takes her hennaed hand and tries to lead her away, an attendant fans her from behind, grey and gold meandering vine between gold rules, red leaf with white rules - 8 x 5¾in. (20.4 x 14.5cm.); and a third, in palace courtyard, a lady sits on a low throne holding a lotus flower, two women attend her, blue and gold meandering vine border, red leaf with white rules - 5½ x 4in. (14 x 10.2cm.), all three probably Jaipur, 18th/19th century; The worship of Krishna, gouache heightened with gold on paper, Krishna lies in a curtained marble alcove while a man and woman approach him from either side, a priest stands behind, red margin with black and white rules, black leaf, possibly Jaipur, late 18th/19th century - 4½ x 6¼in. (11.3 x 16cm.); Humayun, in red and white robes, the emperor stands with a cockerell on his left shoulder, green ground, black margins, red leaf with white rules, Bilaspur, 19th century - 6¼ x 3½in. (15.8 x 9cm.); portrait of a noble, wearing red, white and blue the noble stands with his right hand in a quilted cover, green ground, yellow margin, black and white rules, red leaf, possibly Bilaspur, mid-19th century - 7½ x 5½in. (19 x 14cm.), all mounted, framed and glazed (6)
at night in a lantern-lit courtyard festooned with garlands, a noble leads his lady to their bed, a female attendant looks on, blue meandering vine border between yellow rules, red leaf with white rules, white inscription above - 8¼ x 5½in. (21 x 14cm.); another nayika scene, in a palace courtyard with trees and elephants beyond, the lady sits in a red chair while the man takes her hennaed hand and tries to lead her away, an attendant fans her from behind, grey and gold meandering vine between gold rules, red leaf with white rules - 8 x 5¾in. (20.4 x 14.5cm.); and a third, in palace courtyard, a lady sits on a low throne holding a lotus flower, two women attend her, blue and gold meandering vine border, red leaf with white rules - 5½ x 4in. (14 x 10.2cm.), all three probably Jaipur, 18th/19th century; The worship of Krishna, gouache heightened with gold on paper, Krishna lies in a curtained marble alcove while a man and woman approach him from either side, a priest stands behind, red margin with black and white rules, black leaf, possibly Jaipur, late 18th/19th century - 4½ x 6¼in. (11.3 x 16cm.); Humayun, in red and white robes, the emperor stands with a cockerell on his left shoulder, green ground, black margins, red leaf with white rules, Bilaspur, 19th century - 6¼ x 3½in. (15.8 x 9cm.); portrait of a noble, wearing red, white and blue the noble stands with his right hand in a quilted cover, green ground, yellow margin, black and white rules, red leaf, possibly Bilaspur, mid-19th century - 7½ x 5½in. (19 x 14cm.), all mounted, framed and glazed (6)