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INDIA, PAHARI OR HIMACHAL PRADESH, 18TH CENTURY
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Bhima preparing for a wrestling match, from the Mahabharat
India, Pahari or Himachal Pradesh, 18th century
With the wrestlers at center, their attendants holding refreshments at either side, musicians signaling each round flanked by seated audience members in the background, all against a grassy landscape and with inscriptions above the main figures
Opaque pigments, gold and silver on wasli
8¾ x 11½ in. (22.4 x 29.3 cm.)
India, Pahari or Himachal Pradesh, 18th century
With the wrestlers at center, their attendants holding refreshments at either side, musicians signaling each round flanked by seated audience members in the background, all against a grassy landscape and with inscriptions above the main figures
Opaque pigments, gold and silver on wasli
8¾ x 11½ in. (22.4 x 29.3 cm.)
Literature
P. Pal, et al., Dancing to the Flute: Music and Dance in Indian Art, 1997, pp. 248-249, cat. no. 153