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An illustration from a Rasikapriya series An illustration from the Rasikapriya of Keshav Das
Mewar, circa 1720 Udaipur 1720-30
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Krishna sits alone in frustration Opaque watercolor on paper; Radha has sent her sakti to entreat
as Radha remains defiant in the upper chamber counseled by her Krishna while she waits for him in the forest.
sakti; four lines of devanagari in the top register. 12 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (30.8 x 19.1 cm)
11 3/8 x 6 5/8 in. (28.8 x 16.7 cm) $15,000 - 20,000
$1,500 - 2,500
As Topsfield notes, ‘This page, no. 120, is from an unidentified
Provenance verse from the 5th chapter of the Rasikapriya, describing the ways
Acquired in the 1960s through Arthur Lall in which lovers meet. Radha may perhaps be playing the role of an
Private New York Estate inexperienced unmarried woman who is too shy to try and meet her
lover, so her companion must act as a go-between for her:
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An illustration from the Rasikapriya of Keshav Das Her friend to him somehow conveys
Udaipur 1720-30 The passion that burns through her frame’
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; within the palace complex,
an attendant spots Krishna spying on Radha as she prepares for the Twenty pages from this series are known. Seven are in the National
tryst; below, Radha then appears in her bower arranging her jewelry in Gallery of Victoria, see Topsfield, Paintings from Rajasthan, 1980, p.
a mirror as Krishna approaches. 88, nos 100-5.
Folio: 12 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (30.8 x 19.1 cm)
$10,000 - 15,000 Published and Exhibited
Andrew Topsfield, In the Realm of Gods and Kings: Art of India:
See lot 77 for discussion about this series. Selections from the Polsky Collections and The Metropolitan Museum
of Art, Asia Society and Museum, New York, 2004, p. 339, no. 178.
Provenance
Cynthia Hazen Polsky Collection since 1986 Provenance
Cynthia Hazen Polsky Collection since 1986

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