Ending 1st Mar, 2026 16:00

Olympia Timed: Islamic, Indian, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art 2026

 
  Lot 328
 

328

A FOLIO PROBABLY FROM A SAT SAI SERIES, MEWAR, INDIA, EARLY 18TH CENTURY

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.

Sold for £1,600


 

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.

Auction: Olympia Timed: Islamic, Indian, Himalayan and South-East Asian Art 2026, ending 1st Mar, 2026

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