INDIA, BUNDI OR KOTAH, CIRCA 1770

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A Painting of Vishnu and Lakshmi on Garuda
India, Bundi or Kotah, circa 1770
The celestial couple seated on the back of Garuda, all carrying their distintive implements in their hands, flowers and garlands showering them from the heavens above, all against a black night with trees and a river below
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
8 5/8 x 5¾ in. (21.8 x 14.6 cm.), image, framed

Provenance

Doris Wiener Gallery, acquired 29 January 1977

Literature

A. Topsfield, et al. In the Realm of Gods and Kings: Arts of India, p. 114-115, cat. no. 42

Lot Essay

Garuda bearing Vishnu and Lakshmi became a popular subject in Bundi and Kotah painting, often depicted in wall paintings of the palace in the seventeenth century. By the eighteenth century, Garuda became the state emblem of Kotah and is often found depicted alone.

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