AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A RUKMANI HARANA SERIES: RUKMANI, DRESSED AS A BRIDE ARRIVES AT HER FATHER, KING BHISHMAKA'S PALACE
AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A RUKMANI HARANA SERIES: RUKMANI, DRESSED AS A BRIDE ARRIVES AT HER FATHER, KING BHISHMAKA'S PALACE

GULER OR KANGRA, NORTH INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY

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AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A RUKMANI HARANA SERIES: RUKMANI, DRESSED AS A BRIDE ARRIVES AT HER FATHER, KING BHISHMAKA'S PALACE
GULER OR KANGRA, NORTH INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the veiled bride Rukmani about to step into the palace, King Bhishmaka clad in white addresses a female entourage, in thick black rule, with red borders, a line of takri script below, with protective flyleaf bearing Royal Mandi library stamp, numbered '19' and inscribed 'shri raja bhishmaka ji/ rukmani ji' in black devanagari script
9 ¾ x 13 ¼in. (24.8 x 33.6cm.)

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