POSSIBLY GARWHAL, PAHARI HILLS, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1810-20

This painting belongs to the Nayika-bheda group of the Rasikapriya of Keshav Das and concerns the Nayika agatapatika, or she whose lover has returned. Here the returning lover has rushed upstairs to embrace the delighted nayika. Meanwhile, downstairs arrangements are being made for the pair's first night reunited. A servant comes with a cot and rolled up bedding and another delivers a hookah to the zenana. In the background we see a large courtyard with further unpacking and greetings. A painting of a very similar scene from the Rasikapriya was sold in these Rooms 27 October 2022, lot 79.