Twenty Illustrations from the Ramayana

Estimate

8,000 - 12,000 USD

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Description

Twenty Illustrations from the Ramayana
Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
image 8 7/8 by 15 7/8 in. (22.6 by 40.4 cm.) and smaller
folio 11 1/2 by 18 1/4 in. (29.2 by 46.3 cm.) and smaller, unframed [20], 3 illustrated

Catalogue Note

The highly stylized figures and archaic compositional devices as well as the vibrant color pallete indicate an 18th Century date for these works. For more works from the same series, see Sotheby's, New York, April 1, 2005, lot 130.