22nd May, 2019 12:00

European & Asian Works of Art

 
Lot 241
 

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NATH YOGIS AT A SHRINE

NATH YOGIS AT A SHRINE, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY gouache with gold on paper, the male figures wearing orange robes, wooden disc earrings and 'horn' pendants, seated in a circle with their characteristic black hats, framed 21.3 x 14.5cm Nath yogis are a Saivite sect of monks who established themselves in the 13th century and remain an important bulwark of Siva worship in many parts of rural Northern India.

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NATH YOGIS AT A SHRINE, JAIPUR, RAJASTHAN, INDIA, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY gouache with gold on paper, the male figures wearing orange robes, wooden disc earrings and 'horn' pendants, seated in a circle with their characteristic black hats, framed 21.3 x 14.5cm Nath yogis are a Saivite sect of monks who established themselves in the 13th century and remain an important bulwark of Siva worship in many parts of rural Northern India.