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Lion hunt
gouache heightened with gold on paper in part relief and gemset, very finely painted in Mughal style, a noble rides an elephant composed of animals and figures and leans forward to spear the lion, the elephant's trappings and the noble's turban encrusted with beryl and corundum chips and seed pearls, several attendants and two dogs help, grassy hill and buildings visible behind, black and gold flowering vine border within yellow margins, wide polychrome floral outer border, (good condition), India, by R. Sharma, 20th century - leaf 16 x 20in. (40.2 x 50.8cm.)
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gouache heightened with gold on paper in part relief and gemset, very finely painted in Mughal style, a noble rides an elephant composed of animals and figures and leans forward to spear the lion, the elephant's trappings and the noble's turban encrusted with beryl and corundum chips and seed pearls, several attendants and two dogs help, grassy hill and buildings visible behind, black and gold flowering vine border within yellow margins, wide polychrome floral outer border, (good condition), India, by R. Sharma, 20th century - leaf 16 x 20in. (40.2 x 50.8cm.)
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