A south Indian festival chariot, watercolour on paper, the enormous wooden wheeled structure supporting several deities beneath the red cloth canopy, flags on either side, inscribed above ruth or tane(?), mounted, framed and glazed, (negligible spotting, one small tear), south Indian, 19th century - 11 x 8¼in. (28 x 21cm.)

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A south Indian festival chariot, watercolour on paper, the enormous wooden wheeled structure supporting several deities beneath the red cloth canopy, flags on either side, inscribed above ruth or tane(?), mounted, framed and glazed, (negligible spotting, one small tear), south Indian, 19th century - 11 x 8¼in. (28 x 21cm.)
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Provenance
General Robert Codrington and thence by descent.

Lot Essay

For further information on these chariots see: Michel, G.: Living Wood, MARG 1992

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