5th Jun, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities
300
A MEWAR SCENE FROM THE RAMAYANA, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, 18TH CENTURY
gouache with gold on paper, depicting Rama and Lakshmana in the forest with Hanuman amongst trees and wild animals, with Ravana in the upper right corner, and on the upper left, vignettes depicting Sugriva with two vanaras, Visvamitra in his hermitage King Janaka on his throne, a panel of two lines of devanagari above, 24 x 39.2cm (folio)
Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Christie's London, 30 April 1985, lot 12
For a closely related image in the British Library, see Losty 2008, pl.5
Sold for £500
gouache with gold on paper, depicting Rama and Lakshmana in the forest with Hanuman amongst trees and wild animals, with Ravana in the upper right corner, and on the upper left, vignettes depicting Sugriva with two vanaras, Visvamitra in his hermitage King Janaka on his throne, a panel of two lines of devanagari above, 24 x 39.2cm (folio)
Provenance: Private collection, London. Acquired Christie's London, 30 April 1985, lot 12
For a closely related image in the British Library, see Losty 2008, pl.5
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities, 5th Jun, 2024
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