A COSMOLOGICAL MAP IN THE FORM OF A FEMALE HUMAN FIGURE
A COSMOLOGICAL MAP IN THE FORM OF A FEMALE HUMAN FIGURE

INDIA, RAJASTHAN, 20th CENTURY

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A COSMOLOGICAL MAP IN THE FORM OF A FEMALE HUMAN FIGURE
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, 20th CENTURY
ink and opaque pigments on paper
84 x 22 in. (213.4 x 55.8 cm.)

Lot Essay

The present work appears to combine the different realms of existence found on a lokapurusha with chakras found on the subtle body in yogic treatises. For other examples, see Property from the Collection of Ariane Dandois, sold at Christie’s New York, 21 September 2007, lots 272-276. For further reading on the subject, see D. Diamond, Yoga The Art of Transformation, 2013, pp.166-171.

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