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Ladies on a terrace
Deccan, Hyderabad school, circa 1760 An illustration from a Ramayana series: Ravana and
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; as the light begins to fade on Sita in Lanka
the zenana, the women quarrel amongst themselves while the young Datia, 1775-1800
girl motions towards the bedchamber; the last line of a devanagari Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; while demons dance and
inscription on the margin above.
Image: 6 1/2 x 5 3/4 in. (16.6 x 14.5 cm) gesticulate within the palace walls, a demure Sita sits before the
$3,000 - 4,000
demon king being consoled by his attendant.

Image: 6 3/4 x 10 in. (17 x 25.4 cm)

$3,000 - 5,000

Provenance Ravana’s court is in pandemonium following Sita’s renewed refusal of
Cynthia Hazen Polsky Collection his marriage proposal. Two severed arms lay before the couple - likely
Acquired from Galerie Marco Polo, 28 May 1985 another trick presented to Sita to convince her that she will never be
rescued by Rama or Lakshmana.
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An illustration from a Ramayana series: Rama Provenance
embraces Hanuman Cynthia Hazen Polsky Collection
Datia, 1775-1800 Acquired from Spink and Son, Ltd., 9 January 1981
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; the hero and his devotee
embrace while a figure leaps towards them with a trident.
Image: 6 1/2 x 10 x in. (16.4 x 25.4 cm)
$4,000 - 6,000

Another page from this series was offered at Sotheby’s New York, 20
March 2013, lot 306.

Provenance
Cynthia Hazen Polsky Collection before 1995

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