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An illustration from a devi mahatma series:
Surgiva reports to the court of Shumbha
Mandi, early 18th century
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; Surgriva
in yellow reports that the goddess has rejected
Shumbha’s proposal of marriage; fly leaf cover
with takri inscription identifying the scene.
Image: 9 1/8 x 13 1/8 in. (23.2 x 33.2 cm); Folio:
10 3/4 x 14 5/8 in. (27.4 x 37 cm)
$8,000 - 12,000

Compare with an almost identical composition
sold at Sotheby’s, London, 16 June 2009, lot 12.
For other illustrations from the same series, see
Sotheby’s, New York, 20 September 2005, lot
124; 19 September 2006, lot 20; and 19 March
2008, lot 203.

Provenance:
Private Collection Germany, acquired in 1969
Royal Mandi Collection

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An illustration from a devi mahatma
series: the gods wage battle against the
demon army
Mandi, 18th century
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; riding
their prescribed vehicles Shiva, Indra, Brahma,
Surya, against Chand and Mund and their
demon hosts.
Image: 8 1/2 X 13 7/8 in. (21.2 x 35.4 cm); Folio:
10 1/4 x 14 1/4 in. (26 x 36.2 cm)
$5,000 - 7,000

Compare with another illustration from a Devi
Mahatmya series from Mandi, see Bautze,
Lotosmond und Löwenritt, 1991, no. 19, p.
71. Also compare with a similar series sold at
Sotheby’s, New York, 20 September 2005, lot 124.

Provenance:
Private Collection Germany, acquired in 1969
Royal Mandi Collection

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