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841
THE BATTLE BETWEEN BALI AND INDRA
Jaipur, late 18th century
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
8 3/4 x 13in (17 x 33cm) image
11 3/4 x 15 5/8in (30 x 39.7cm) folio
$1,500 - 2,500

Indra, covered in eyes and seated on Airavata, exchanges
a barrage of arrows and weapons with the demon king
Bali seated in a floating chariot, while their armies converge
at the center. Bali, the asura, was the great-grandson of
Hiranyakashipu, and the grandson of Prahlada. He was a
benevolent ruler who set his sights too high, conquering
Indra and the heavens in turn. The Devas entreated Vishnu
to restore the balance of power, who took the form of
Vamana.

Provenance
841 Private Pittsburgh Collection since 29 August 2007

842
A PORTRAIT OF MAHARAJA MAN SINGH
OF JODHPUR
Marwar, circa 1830
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
11 1/4 x 8 in (28.5 x 20.3cm) image
$1,500 - 2,500
Provenance
Private Pittsburgh Collection

842

PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
843
A COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF SKANDA
South India, 16th/17th century
Originally from a Somaskanda triad, the boyhood deity coiffed in a high
headdress, depicted nude but for a sash at the waist and elaborate
jewelry, holding lotuses in each upraised hand and standing in a slight
crouch upon a simply rendered waisted plinth.
11 1/2in (29cm) high
$4,000 - 6,000

Provenance
Leo Van der Veen Collection, Canada, before 1975
Thence by descent
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