An illustration from a Madhavanala-Kamakandala series, depicting Madhavanala the musician...
An illustration from a Madhavanala-Kamakandala series, depicting Madhavanala the musician arriving at a palace and going inside
Pahari, Kangra, circa 1830-40
gouache and gold on paper, floral inner border, red outer border, four lines of nagari script verso, stamp of Kumar Sangram Singh
229 x 323 mm.
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Formerly in the collection of Kumar Sangram Singh of Nawalgarh (stamp on reverse).
Property of a Princely Collection.
For a brief discussion of a Bilaspur version of the Madhavanala-Kamakandala story, which tells of the romance between a handsome singer and a beautiful courtesan, see W. G. Archer, Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills, London 1973, vol. 1, pp. 232-233.
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An illustration from a Madhavanala-Kamakandala series, depicting Madhavanala the musician arriving at a palace and going inside
Pahari, Kangra, circa 1830-40
gouache and gold on paper, floral inner border, red outer border, four lines of nagari script verso, stamp of Kumar Sangram Singh
229 x 323 mm.
Provenance
Formerly in the collection of Kumar Sangram Singh of Nawalgarh (stamp on reverse).
Property of a Princely Collection.
For a brief discussion of a Bilaspur version of the Madhavanala-Kamakandala story, which tells of the romance between a handsome singer and a beautiful courtesan, see W. G. Archer, Indian Paintings from the Punjab Hills, London 1973, vol. 1, pp. 232-233.
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