13th Nov, 2024 11:00
Indian, Islamic, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art
223
A CHENCHU HUNTRESS AND HER COMPANION, PROVINCIAL MUGHAL OR DECCAN, INDIA, 18TH CENTURY
gouache with gold on paper, the woman wearing leaf skirt, her companion removing a thorn with his arrow, a town amidst hill scenery in the distinance, cursive inscription in nastaliq on the reverse, old label from London Picture House, Delhi, New Delhi and Simla on the back of frame, framed, 26.3 x 17.3cm
The Chenchu are a tribe mostly concentrated in the Eastern Deccan known for hunting and gathering, and living off the forests where they are settled. They were a popular subject in painting in the 18th century along with the Bhil tribes of Central and Western India. See Christie's London, 27 October 2022, lot 95, for a more elaborate scene with Chenchu hunters. See also Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv. no. 30.95.174.20 for another scene with hunters identified as Bhils.
Sold for £2,200
gouache with gold on paper, the woman wearing leaf skirt, her companion removing a thorn with his arrow, a town amidst hill scenery in the distinance, cursive inscription in nastaliq on the reverse, old label from London Picture House, Delhi, New Delhi and Simla on the back of frame, framed, 26.3 x 17.3cm
The Chenchu are a tribe mostly concentrated in the Eastern Deccan known for hunting and gathering, and living off the forests where they are settled. They were a popular subject in painting in the 18th century along with the Bhil tribes of Central and Western India. See Christie's London, 27 October 2022, lot 95, for a more elaborate scene with Chenchu hunters. See also Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv. no. 30.95.174.20 for another scene with hunters identified as Bhils.
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.
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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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