Lot Essay
The old English inscription on the reverse of this paintings reads Wife of Raja Ramchanderjee in Rawan's House at the time when he [..] to her (Name Seetajee).
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PAHARI STYLE AT LAHORE, NORTH INDIA, MID-19TH CENTURY
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SITA IN RAVANA'S GARDEN
PAHARI STYLE AT LAHORE, NORTH INDIA, MID-19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold, she sits on a throne under a parasol, her feet on a footstool, female demons of various colours around her holding implements, a demon addresses her, a luxuriant garden and a palace wall in the background, two peacocks perched at top, with floral borders, mounted, framed and glazed
10 ¾ x 8 1/8in. (27.4 x 20.5cm.)
PAHARI STYLE AT LAHORE, NORTH INDIA, MID-19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold, she sits on a throne under a parasol, her feet on a footstool, female demons of various colours around her holding implements, a demon addresses her, a luxuriant garden and a palace wall in the background, two peacocks perched at top, with floral borders, mounted, framed and glazed
10 ¾ x 8 1/8in. (27.4 x 20.5cm.)