Lot Essay
The first numbered 71 and with "Hanuman slays a demon" on the verso, the second numbered 23 and with "Rama and Lakshmana slay Viradha" on the verso.
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INDIA, MALWA, LATE 17TH CENTURY
Details
TWO ILLUSTRATIONS FROM THE RAMAYANA
INDIA, MALWA, LATE 17TH CENTURY
The first with Hanuman in combat with a demon; the second with a large demon holding a white cow and deities on a spear, charging towards Sita, Laxman and Rama, both with inscriptions and numbers on the verso
8 x 11 ¼ in. (20.2 x 28.5 cm.), the larger
INDIA, MALWA, LATE 17TH CENTURY
The first with Hanuman in combat with a demon; the second with a large demon holding a white cow and deities on a spear, charging towards Sita, Laxman and Rama, both with inscriptions and numbers on the verso
8 x 11 ¼ in. (20.2 x 28.5 cm.), the larger
Provenance
Estate of Richard B. Gump, sold at Sotheby’s New York, 19-20 December 1991
Private collection, New York, acquired from above
Private collection, New York, acquired from above
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