5th Jun, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities
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A TANTRIC RITUAL DRAWING (PANCHMUKHI PATAKA) OF HANUMAN, RAJASTHAN, 18TH/19TH CENTURY
ink with watercolour on paper, black outlining, the monkey deity with long arched tail, his body combined with other animal vahanas and avatars, including Garuda, Varaha, Hayagriva and a tiger, wearing a skull necklace, his feet trampling on a demon couple, the composition scattered with mantras in purple devanagari script, orange border, the reverse filled with further script and a yantra and coiled cobra motif, 51.5 x 47.5cm
Provenance: Private collection, London
For another panchmukhi pataka in the Home of Folk Art, Gurgaon, see Aryan 2005, fig.161. See also figs. 163 & 164 for other Hanuman patakas.
Sold for £1,500
ink with watercolour on paper, black outlining, the monkey deity with long arched tail, his body combined with other animal vahanas and avatars, including Garuda, Varaha, Hayagriva and a tiger, wearing a skull necklace, his feet trampling on a demon couple, the composition scattered with mantras in purple devanagari script, orange border, the reverse filled with further script and a yantra and coiled cobra motif, 51.5 x 47.5cm
Provenance: Private collection, London
For another panchmukhi pataka in the Home of Folk Art, Gurgaon, see Aryan 2005, fig.161. See also figs. 163 & 164 for other Hanuman patakas.
Auction: Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art, including Greek and Roman Antiquities, 5th Jun, 2024
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