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LOT 1652
Mehrgarh Bichrome Cup
3RD MILLENNIUM B.C.
4 3/8 in. (132 grams, 11.3 cm wide).
A squat ceramic cup with painted frieze below the rim of hatched and geometric panels.
ProvenanceAcquired 1990s.
From the Martin Schoyen collection of artefacts from the Indus Valley culture, 1990s.
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Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
Early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
A rectangular manuscript page with panel depicting a female figure standing in a landscape with trees, water and birds, holding an instrument over her shoulder; set in a reveal within a glazed wooden frame. 559 grams, 27.5 x 20 cm
Fine condition, some worm holes.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Framed Indian Watercolour Manuscript Leaf
Early 20th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £40
A manuscript leaf with watercolour scene of a man and woman seated against cushions in a courtyard, river meandering through hilly landscape beyond, panels of text above and below, green border around the whole; set in a glazed wooden frame. 714 grams, 33 x 26 cm
Fair condition.
Acquired on the UK art market, 1980s-1990s. The Woodbridge collection of Indo-Persian art. -
Very Large Jain Cosmic Man - Lokaturasha Painting on Cloth
India, 20th century ADEstimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
A large polychrome painting on cloth depicting the Cosmic Man presenting a cosmic map of the world, ornamented with fish and turtles or geometric forms in alternating concentric rings; temples, meditating figures, trees and animals in the field including elephants, birds, horses, goats and peacocks; framed by a tan border. 5.2 kg, 103.5 x 143cm
Fine condition.
Personal collection of Harmadar Singh Thind; thence by descent. Private family collection of a West London gentleman. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.10863-178260.
The Lokapurusha is the man who symbolises the universe in Jain cosmology; the worlds of the gods, humans and the damned are mapped on his body. Urdhva Loka, the world of gods, is situated on his upper chest above his arm bangles. Manushya Loka, the world of men, is represented in the wheel where each concentric circle holds an element of earthly life- rivers, mountains and animals. Adha Loka is the underworld of those burning in purgatory and is usually depicted near the feet of the Lokapurusha.
