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A CHESS GAME
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A CHESS GAME

MUGHAL INDIA, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY

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A CHESS GAME
MUGHAL INDIA, SECOND HALF 18TH CENTURY
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, a nocturnal scene with two ladies sitting on a floral rug on a terrace wearing lavish robes of purple and orange and playing a game of chess, one holds a hookah pipe in her hand, dense foliage in the background and foreground, laid down on album page between gold and blue floral borders on a gold outer margin with polychrome floral and avian decoration, mounted, framed and glazed
Miniature 7½ x 6in. (18.9 x 14.9cm.) (2)
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Lot Essay

The game of chess is believed to have originated in India, where it was known as chaturanga. The first literary references to the game come from the Mahabharata. The game is symbolic of the four units or divisions of ancient armies comprising elephants, horses, chariots and soldiers on foot. The Persians later created the more recognizable version of the game, shatranj.

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