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TWO-DOUBLE SIDED PALM LEAF FOLIOS FROM A RAMAYANA SERIES EASTERN INDIA, ORISSA, LATE 18TH CENTURY - EARLY 19TH CENTURY
Estimate
1,500 - 2,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- A PAIR OF ILLUSTRATIONS TO THE RAMAYANA
- Pigments on palm leaf
- ¾ by 16 in. (1.9 by 40.6 cm) each
the palm leaf pages with illustrations from the Ramayana, with the hero Rama astride his horse holding a bow and arrow, Hanuman the monkey-god in the bough of the tree, with richly ornamented female and attendant figures
Provenance
Alice Heeramaneck, 1973.
Condition
Scattered areas of loss and worming throughout, as visible in catalogue illustration. Loss in fading to pigment throughout. Mounted in glass. Exhibited in a temporary frame.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
The monkey king, Hanuman and the court of Ravanna with episodes from the Ramayana.
Refer to Czuma, Indian Art from the George P. Bickford Collection, Cleveland, 1975, cat. 132. Poster "Realms of Heroism" Brooklyn NY, 1994, cat 252, p. 302; O.P. Sharma, Indian Miniature Painting, Brussels, 1974 P. 35, and pl. 98; Sotheby's New York, March 26, 1998, Lot 18.
For the earliest dated Orissa palm leaf manuscript ca. 1690 see Stuart Cary Welch, India, New York 1985, pp. 62-63 and J.P. Losty, The Art of the Book, p.137, no. 114.