AN ILLUSTRATION TO A RAMAYANA SERIES: RAMA AND LAKSHMANA IN A CARRIAGE PROCESSION
INDIA, MADHYA PRADESH, MALWA, CIRCA 1630
£11,340
Auction: Indian Paintings from the Collection of William & Mildred Archer | Lots 84 to 152 | 12 June at 10am
Description
gouache heightened in gold on paper, two registers, the upper register depicts Rama and Lakshmana arriving in a carriage at a palace, all against a red ground, the lower register depicts a procession led by mahouts on elephants and horses, to the right of the painting within the building sit four women, and two men standing below, mounted, framed and glazed
Dimensions
Folio: 18cm x 23cm (7 1/8in x 9in)
Provenance
Acquired before 1948.