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LOT 1756
Framed Watercolour Painting
INDIA, 20TH CENTURY A.D.
14 3/4 x 10 3/8 in. (782 grams, 37.5 x 26.2cm).
With a vibrant watercolour scene of female musicians and dancers performing for a noblewoman, seated beneath an ornate pavilion, a river meandering through a hilly landscape towards grand buildings beyond, panels of text above and below; set in a reveal within 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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