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LOT 2682
Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
14 1/4 x 11 1/4 in. (832 grams, 36.2 x 28.5 cm).
A vibrant watercolour painting showing two Hindu women before a shrine, set in a lavish architectural setting, panel of text above; mounted in a reveal and a glazed wooden frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s.
The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art.
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