13th Nov, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art
220
KRISHNA LISTENING TO MUSIC ON AN ORNAMENTAL TANK, PROBABLY JAIPUR, INDIA, CIRCA 1800
gouache on paper, the scene with a backdrop of houses, with temples and other houses in European style amidst trees in the distance, plain black border, mounted, 24 x 37.2cm
The inscription on the reverse in a dialect from Rajasthan has been read: pano navo shri bhagwan ro gukura shri madho singh ji ke naikarayo sair veen mai, ‘a painting of a god… Sri Madho Singh (ie. Krishna) taking a ride in a boat’.
Sold for £1,300
gouache on paper, the scene with a backdrop of houses, with temples and other houses in European style amidst trees in the distance, plain black border, mounted, 24 x 37.2cm
The inscription on the reverse in a dialect from Rajasthan has been read: pano navo shri bhagwan ro gukura shri madho singh ji ke naikarayo sair veen mai, ‘a painting of a god… Sri Madho Singh (ie. Krishna) taking a ride in a boat’.
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, 13th Nov, 2024
The auction includes a selection of Islamic tiles and early pottery and a wide range of bronze images and early Indian stone sculptures, paintings and textiles from India and South-East Asia. Highlights include an interesting group of early Thai bronze images of Buddha, an important Kashan ’silhouette ware’ turquoise pottery ewer, and a spectacular pair of silver bottles in the so called ‘coriander pattern’ from Lucknow. There is also an important group of Islamic manuscripts.
Contact Arthur Millner or Nicholas Shaw for enquiries
arthur.millner@olympiaauctions.com | + 44 (0) 20 7806 5541
nicholas.shaw@olympiaauctions.com | + 44 (0) 20 7806 5541
Viewing days:
10th November 2024 12:00 - 4:00pm
11th November 2024 10:00am - 8:00pm
12th November 2024 10:00am - 5:00pm
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