A FRAGMENT OF A FIGURAL LAMPAS PANEL

PROBABLY ASSAM, EAST INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

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A FRAGMENT OF A FIGURAL LAMPAS PANEL
PROBABLY ASSAM, EAST INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Of near square form, the embroidered decoration arranged in three narrative strips and consisting of repeating scenes, the first showing Krishna fluting in the forest of Brindaban, the second with the deity carrying a female figure, probably Radha, each scene interspersed with blooming trees and avian motifs, on stretcher
27 x 28in. (68.5 x 71cm.)

Lot Essay

A fragment from the same lampas is in the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. Comparisons to 18th and early 19th century paintings suggest an attribution to Assam. Another fragment is in the Association pour l'Etude et la Documentation des Textiles d'Asie in Paris (Joseph M. Dye III, The Arts of India, Virginia Museum of Arts, exhibition catalogue, 2001, cat.220)

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