JODHPUR, CIRCA 1750

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NATH SINGH ENTERTAINING
Jodhpur, circa 1750
Gouache heightened with gold and silver on paper, the noble sits with others under a canopy, all wearing huge turbans, most holding circular black shields, others carrying bows and one with a flywhisk, identified with devanagari inscriptions, all watch a diving dove, while another dove balances upon a sword, red border, the reverse with devanagari inscription identifying central figure, slight repainting in areas, otherwise in good condition
16¼ x 12¼in. (41.2 x 31cm.)

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Lot Essay

The central personage is clearly identified, as an inscription on the reverse reads sri nath singhji ri sibi/Portrait of Sri Nath Singhji.

For a slightly earlier depiction of a gathering of men wearing similar turbans, see Rosemary Crill, Marwar Painting: A History of the Jodhpur Style, Mumbai, 1999, fig.51, p.51 (V&A no.IS 257-1952).

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