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AN ILLUSTRATION TO A KALPASUTRA
119 SERIES
Gujarat, 15th century
120 Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper;
a reclining goddess with offerings before her,
124 | BONHAMS and a kalasa, a four-armed goddess, and
various animals above; a panel at right with
seven lines of nagari script; the reverse with
full page nagari script.
4 3/8 x 10 1/4 in. (11.1 x 26 cm)
$1,000 - 1,500

Another example of this composition was
sold at Sotheby’s, New York, 21/22 March
1990, lot 193A.

Provenance
Collection of Dr and Mrs Robert Dickes,
acquired before 1980
Thence by descent

119
AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A
MAHABHARATA SERIES
Paithan, 19th century
Opaque watercolor on paper; showing two
warriors on horseback being received by two
figures holding clubs.
11 1/8 x 16 1/4 in. (28.2 x 41.3 cm)
$800 - 1,200

Provenance
Sotheby’s, New York, 17 June 1994, lot 395

120¤
A ROLLER-PRINTED COTTON
HANDKERCHIEF WITH SCENES FROM
THE MAHABHARATA
Manchester, UK, circa 1880
Backed onto a cloth-mounted frame.
Irregular: 17 x 23 in. (43.3 x 58.5 cm)
$1,000 - 1,500

Provenance
Private Collection
Acquired from Joss Graham Oriental Textiles,
London, 2005