Indian and Himalayan Art, including Masterpieces from the Nyingjei Lam Collection

Indian and Himalayan Art, including Masterpieces from the Nyingjei Lam Collection

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An illustration of a sage visiting a princess, Provincial Mughal, 18th century

Auction Closed

March 21, 04:25 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 10,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

An illustration of a sage visiting a princess

Provincial Mughal, 18th century


ink and wash on paper heightened with gold


Height 7 in., 18 cm; Width 4 in., 10 cm

A young woman with a nimbus holding a book seated on a low dias before an elderly man with spectacles and a book, angels pouring gold dust onto her from above, mounted on a card with colored margins.

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