Lot Essay
The elephant is identified as rajaprasanam.
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SAWAR OR KOTAH, RAJASTHAN, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1720
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A RAMPAGING ELEPHANT
SAWAR OR KOTAH, RAJASTHAN, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1720
Ink, opaque and transparent pigments on paper, the elephant bull has broken his chains and seized a man with his trunk, his turban and bow lie on the ground, the mahout attempts to control him, within black rules and red borders, identification inscription at top
8 5/8 x 12 3/8in. (21.8 x 31.4cm.)
SAWAR OR KOTAH, RAJASTHAN, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1720
Ink, opaque and transparent pigments on paper, the elephant bull has broken his chains and seized a man with his trunk, his turban and bow lie on the ground, the mahout attempts to control him, within black rules and red borders, identification inscription at top
8 5/8 x 12 3/8in. (21.8 x 31.4cm.)
Provenance
Acquired before 1991.
Brought to you by
Andrew Butler-Wheelhouse