Lot Essay
For a discussion on this school of painting, see Barbara Rossi, From the Ocean of Painting, India's Popular Paintings 1589 to the Present, Oxford, 1998, pp.128-137.
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CHITRAKATHI (PAITHAN) STYLE, MAHARASHTRA, MID-19TH CENTURY
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FOUR ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE RAMAYANA OR MAHABHARATA
CHITRAKATHI (PAITHAN) STYLE, MAHARASHTRA, MID-19TH CENTURY
Opaque and transparent pigments on paper, each depicting a different scene from the Hindu epics, each laid down on paper, one with protective fly-leaf attached
Each 12 5/8 x 17 1/8in. (32 x 43.5cm.) approx.
CHITRAKATHI (PAITHAN) STYLE, MAHARASHTRA, MID-19TH CENTURY
Opaque and transparent pigments on paper, each depicting a different scene from the Hindu epics, each laid down on paper, one with protective fly-leaf attached
Each 12 5/8 x 17 1/8in. (32 x 43.5cm.) approx.