Asian Art II - 18th May 2022
Lot 715
AN EAST INDIAN PATTACHITRA PAINTING
Estimate £200 - £300
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Description
AN EAST INDIAN PATTACHITRA PAINTING
19TH CENTURY
Depicting two horse riders, possibly Lakshmana and Rama, dressed in courtly attire as they encounter a dancing maiden wearing a flowing sari, the scene painted with niryas kalpa against a bright red ground, framed by bands of floral scrolls on a white and a yellow ground respectively, 41.8cm x 82cm.
Provenance: from the collection of an aristocratic Spanish family.