A palm-leaf manuscript of the Gita Govinda, with 27 illustrations...
Property from a distinguished European Collection
A palm-leaf manuscript of the Gita Govinda, with 27 illustrations
Orissa, late 17th Century
complete, 24 leaves and one blank, double-sided, incised Oriya script, 8 lines to the page, 27 illustrations in gouache, each leaf pierced with central hole for connecting length of string, between wood covers painted with floral motifs
4 x 23.5 cm.
Provenance
Christian Humann (1921-81).
Pan-Asian Collection.
Robert Ellsworth (1929-2014), New York, July 1993.
Formerly on loan to Los Angeles County Museum of Art (registration number L.76.24258).
Distinguished European collection.
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Property from a distinguished European Collection
A palm-leaf manuscript of the Gita Govinda, with 27 illustrations
Orissa, late 17th Century
complete, 24 leaves and one blank, double-sided, incised Oriya script, 8 lines to the page, 27 illustrations in gouache, each leaf pierced with central hole for connecting length of string, between wood covers painted with floral motifs
4 x 23.5 cm.
Provenance
Christian Humann (1921-81).
Pan-Asian Collection.
Robert Ellsworth (1929-2014), New York, July 1993.
Formerly on loan to Los Angeles County Museum of Art (registration number L.76.24258).
Distinguished European collection.
