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A couple with a female attendant, attributed to Datia, India, circa 1770
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3,000 - 5,000 GBP
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Description
Opaque watercolour heightened with gold on paper
Catalogue Note
A female attendant serves as an interlocutor between a couple. The illustration is possibly from a Nayak-Nayika or a Rasikapriya series dealing with the various moods and nuances of lovers. The verso bears an inscription in Devanagari.
The treatment of the figures' facial features, particularly the pronounced curving lower eyelid, suggests Datia as a possible place of origin for this work.
The treatment of the figures' facial features, particularly the pronounced curving lower eyelid, suggests Datia as a possible place of origin for this work.