KANGRA, CIRCA 1820

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THE TRETA AGE: A CYCLE OF TIME PERSONIFIED
KANGRA, CIRCA 1820
An illustration from the Bhagavata Purana, opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, within single black rules, pink margins with red flecks, the reverse plain with 1ll. black devanagri
Painting 9 x 5in. (22.9 x 12.8cm.); folio 10 x 6 1⁄8in. (25.5 x 15.5xm.)

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Lot Essay

In Hindu mythology the current cycle of time of consisting of four yugas, or periods, each with their own qualities, character, length and name. Our yuga was precedes by Dwapara and, before that, Treta. The quality associated with Treta is rajas, which is red in character.

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