Lot Essay
The painting of Surya was once a part of the collection of Stella Kramrisch, with whom Blanche Manso developed a close relationship when forming her collection.
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Property from the Estate of Blanche Manso
Two paintings of cosmographic maps
INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Details
Two paintings of cosmographic maps
India, 19th century
The first with a dharma wheel filled with Devanagari text accompanied by blocks of letters, some arranged in an arrow; the second with a large sunburst filled with text and Surya the sun god in his chariot at center, with an elephant, a dragon holding a flywhisk, a bullock and a horse at the four corners
Left: 20 x 19½ in. (50.6 x 49.4 cm.)
Right: 20 7/8 x 19 1/8 in. (53 x 48.6 cm) (3)
India, 19th century
The first with a dharma wheel filled with Devanagari text accompanied by blocks of letters, some arranged in an arrow; the second with a large sunburst filled with text and Surya the sun god in his chariot at center, with an elephant, a dragon holding a flywhisk, a bullock and a horse at the four corners
Left: 20 x 19½ in. (50.6 x 49.4 cm.)
Right: 20 7/8 x 19 1/8 in. (53 x 48.6 cm) (3)
Provenance
Stella Kramrisch (smaller illustration)