Lot 146
TWO PAINTINGS OF KRISHNA AND LAKSHMI
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, JAIPUR, 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 09 December 2026 from 14:00 GMT
Description
gouache on paper heightened in gold, depicting Krishna, in bright yellow peetambara, layered with pearl necklaces, armlets and a traditional mukut with nimbus behind, standing on a circular rug, on a terrace surrounded by a small yellow Kathra, he holds his traditional divine attributes the Sudarshana Chakra (discus), Panchajanya Shankha (conch shell), Gada (mace), and a Padma (lotus flower), yellow and red borders with black margin lines, mounted, glazed and framed; including a second painting depicting Lakshmi, seated on a pink lotus flower, wearing traditional mukut, jewellery and a yellow sari, with nimbus behind, within her hands are two white elephants each holding a lotus flower and two further lotus flowers, yellow and red border with black margin lines, mounted, glazed and framed
Dimensions
sight seen 23.5cm x 18.5cm
Provenance
Private London collection.