Lot 291

A PRINCESS IN ATTENDANCE DURING CONFINEMENT IN AN OPEN COURTYARD OF A PALACE HAREM
PROBABLY KANGRA, LATE 19TH CENTURY




Fine Asian & Islamic Works of Art
Auction: 13 May 2022 at 11:00 BST
£1,625
Description
gouache and gold on paper, portraying a princess lying down, in what appears to be a state of early confinement, the waterlily on her stomach symbolising life, servants fanning her from behind, whilst two servants in the foreground are burning incense and another is wringing a white cloth, members of the harem looking on from the right
Dimensions
23.7cm x 33.2cm
Provenance
Provenance: formerly in a Swiss collection



