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9/2/2020 Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Works of Art | Sotheby's

Indian, Hi ma layan & Southeast Asian Works of Art
New York |22 Sep 2020 | 12:00 PM EDT

Lot 379

AN ILLUSTRATION TO A BHAGAVATA PUR ANA SERIES: JARASANDHA'S BATTLE MARCH TO
MATHURA , INDIA , GULER, CIRCA 1760
Estimate: 30,000 - 50,000 USD

PROPERTY OF A NEW YORK CITY COLLECTION
AN ILLUSTRATION TO A BHAGAVATA PURANA SERIES: JARASANDHA'S BATTLE MARCH TO MATHURA
INDIA, GULER, CIRCA 1760

Attributed to Fattu, eldest son of Manaku

Opaque watercolor on paper heightened with gold

image: 14 ¾ by 11 in. (37.5 by 27.8 cm)

folio: 11 ¾ by 16 in. (29.8 by 40.6 cm)

Provenance
Mrs. F.K. Smith, Sotheby's London, February 3, 1960, lot 2
New York Collection, acquired 1968

Catalogue Note
A group of trumpeters herald the advent of King Jarasandha, seated on a chariot drawn by two white steeds, with his retinue
following behind. According to the Bhagavata Purana, Jarasandha, father-in-law of Kamsa, ruler of Mathura, who was overthrown
and killed by Krishna, attacked the Yadavas who usurped the throne of Mathura, seventeen times to avenge the widowing of his

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