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LOT 1646

Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf

20TH CENTURY A.D.

10 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (508 grams, 27.3 x 24.7 cm).

A manuscript leaf with watercolour scene composed of five women entertaining Shiva in the form of a Linga beneath a canopy, one woman seated next to a cushion, another seated playing an instrument, one standing holding a plate or bowl, landscape beyond, panel of text above and below; set in a glazed wooden frame.

Provenance

Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.

CONDITION
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LOT 1646

Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf

Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)

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