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1197

PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF DR. CLAUS VIRCH 1197

TWO DOUBLE SIDED PALM LEAF FOLIOS
FROM A RAMAYANA SERIES
EASTERN INDIA, ORISSA, LATE 18TH /
EARLY 19TH CENTURY

the palm leaf pages with illustrations from the Ramayana, with
the hero Rama astride his horse holding a bow and arrow,
Hanuman the monkey-god in the bough of the tree, with richly
ornamented female and attendant gures
1 ¾ by 16 ¾ in., 4.5 by 27.3 cm

PROVENANCE .
Alice Heeramaneck, 1973.
See catalogue note at

$ 1,000-1,500

⌘⹎㜙悐ġ⤏慴啑恎ġ⋩ℓᶾ䲨㛓ġİġ⋩ḅᶾ䲨⇅ġġġ居叱
˪伭㐑俞恋⎚娑˫ℴ枩ℑẞ

1198

PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE WEST COAST COLLECTOR 1198

PICCHAVAI DEPICTING SRINATHJI BEING
WORSHIPPED DURING THE FESTIVAL OF
ANNAKUT
INDIA, NATHDWARA, 19TH CENTURY

the painting depicting the worship of Shrinathji in his shrine
at Nathdwara in Rajasthan, the deity being worshipped during
the festival of annakuta with mounds of food placed before the
image
65¾ by 50 in., 167 by 127 cm

PROVENANCE

Acquired late 1970’s/early 1980’s; thence by descent.

See catalogue note at .

$ 3,000-5,000

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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE MALIBU COLLECTION

PICCHAVAI DEPICTING SHRINATHJI
FLANKED BY MAIDENS
INDIA, NATHDWARA, CIRCA 1900

Srinathji shown standing within an enclosed pavilion on a lake
lled with lotus blossoms, anked by adoring gopis, the image

anchored by a row of cows in the foreground gazing up at the
scene
76¾ by 68¾ in., 195 by 174.7 cm

PROVENANCE
Christie’s New York, 17th October 2001, lot 199.

$ 4,000-6,000

⌘⹎ġġ䲵䈡㜄䒎㉱ġġ䲬IJĺıı⸜ġġġ⣶ⷓ恋䤆漽䔓ġ姕刚ⶫ㛔

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