BUNDI, INDIA, CIRCA 1750

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THE LOVERS SASSI AND PUNNU (SASSA PANNA KA SABI)
BUNDI, INDIA, CIRCA 1750
An illustration from a Sassi Punnu series, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, within white rules and narrow black margins, the with 1ll. devanagari script partially obscured by paper
Painting 9 x 5 3⁄4in. (23 x 14.8cm.); folio 9 1⁄2 x 6 1⁄2in. (24.2 x 16.2cm.)

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Lot Essay

This charming scene comes from the popular Sindhi folk tale of the lovers Sassi and Punnu. The story tells the tale of a faithful lover, Sassi, who will endure any difficulty to seek her husband, Punnu from whom she has been separated. A very similar scene was sold at Sotheby's, New York, 9 December 1980, lot 108.

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