in opaque colour and gold on paper, a scene of Krishna with two attendant devotees, a meditating figure below flanked by a a seated princely archer and an attendant, two lines of devanagari on a yellow ground above, a yellow and red ruled border, framed, image 22.5 x 17.5cm.
Provenance: From a private English collection.
The style and format of this fine painting is reminiscent of works from early copies of Sat Sai, Bihari Lals poem, in particular to those made for a copy dated 1719 AD of which a number of dispersed leaves are recorded. See Bonhams, 21st March 2023, lot 536, and lot 535, which are of similar dimensions.
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in opaque colour and gold on paper, a scene of Krishna with two attendant devotees, a meditating figure below flanked by a a seated princely archer and an attendant, two lines of devanagari on a yellow ground above, a yellow and red ruled border, framed, image 22.5 x 17.5cm.
Provenance: From a private English collection.
The style and format of this fine painting is reminiscent of works from early copies of Sat Sai, Bihari Lals poem, in particular to those made for a copy dated 1719 AD of which a number of dispersed leaves are recorded. See Bonhams, 21st March 2023, lot 536, and lot 535, which are of similar dimensions.
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