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PROPERTY FROM THE LANIER COLLECTION Possibly attributable to the artist Chaitu and his workshop.
Chaitu initially began his career in Kangra moving to Garwhal
KING DASARATHA RECEIVES SUMANTRA: A circa 1829 likely developing an atelier. His works are notable
FOLIO FROM A RAMAYANA SERIES for their very high level of technical skill coupled with a most
India, Pahari, Garwhal, circa 1820-30 assured hand as present in our examples.
Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper For relatable works likely from from the same series, see:
image: 12 by 17⅓ in. (30.48 by 43.2 cm) Christie’s London, 16 October 1980, lot 253; Sotheby’s New
folio: 13¼ by 18¾ in. (33 by 45.7 cm) York, 25 March 1987, lot 163; and Sotheby’s New York, 20
March 1997, lot 359. Other leaves are in the Los Angeles
PROVENANCE County Museum of Art and Sri Bhawani Museum in Aundh,
Maharashtra, among others.
Acquired mid-1990’s
$ 8,000-12,000
King Dasaratha receiving his minister Sumantra within a palace
chamber of Ayodhya. The King arrives riding a rearing stallion.
He enters the large building complex through a doorway as an
empty chariot waits outside. A peacock paces atop the palace.
Four mauve hillocks in the background and stylized white pu y
clouds some ringed with vermillion against a brilliant azure
blue sky. Blue-black gold foliate design borders with mauve-
pink margins. Inscribed on verso with one line of black ink
nagari script “Ayodhya.”
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