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RED AND GILT ALBUM WITH PAINTINGS OF HINDU GODS
The Hindu Pantheon of Gods, India, 19th century
435 x 335 mm. Comprised of 30 miniature paintings, each adhered to a thick leaf and bordered with thin colored strips of paper, followed by a plain sheet of regular paper and then a thin sheet of paper to protect the next painting, the edges gilt on all three sides, the exterior red leather cover and spine tooled with gilt motifs, with purple watered silk endpapers framed with wide gilt-tooled borders. Overall in good condition, with minor creases, tears, or losses to the corners of the thinnest protective paper leaves.
The Hindu Pantheon of Gods, India, 19th century
435 x 335 mm. Comprised of 30 miniature paintings, each adhered to a thick leaf and bordered with thin colored strips of paper, followed by a plain sheet of regular paper and then a thin sheet of paper to protect the next painting, the edges gilt on all three sides, the exterior red leather cover and spine tooled with gilt motifs, with purple watered silk endpapers framed with wide gilt-tooled borders. Overall in good condition, with minor creases, tears, or losses to the corners of the thinnest protective paper leaves.