Lot Essay
The identification inscriptions on the reverse of this painting are written in the same hand as the inscriptions on lot 103.
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MURSHIDABAD, BENGAL, CIRCA 1765-70 AD
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RAMA AND SITA WORSHIPPED BY HANUMAN
MURSHIDABAD, BENGAL, CIRCA 1765-70 AD
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the couple seated on a gold and silver throne under a canopy, Lakshmana standing behind them with a peacock feather fan, Hanuman prostrating before them, between black borders, the reverse with identification inscription in Persian and English
Miniature 12¾ x 10 1/8in. (32.4 x 25.6cm.)
MURSHIDABAD, BENGAL, CIRCA 1765-70 AD
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the couple seated on a gold and silver throne under a canopy, Lakshmana standing behind them with a peacock feather fan, Hanuman prostrating before them, between black borders, the reverse with identification inscription in Persian and English
Miniature 12¾ x 10 1/8in. (32.4 x 25.6cm.)