An illustration to a Bhagavata Purana series: The Churning of the Ocean, by a Master of the First Generation after Manaku and Nainsukh, North India, Punjab Hills, circa 1780-1810

gouache heightened with gold on paper, with narrow dark blue and gold borders, wide pink-speckled margins, the flyleaf inscribed with the numerals ''35'' in devanagari script

painting: 23.7 by 31.6cm; leaf: 30.4 by 38.4cm.

Condition Report:
Overall good condition, the corners and edges of the folio are slightly scuffed, the margins with a few scattered spots of discolouration, light staining visible to the upper right section of the painting and folio, minor spots of additional staining, pigment colours and gold are strong with minor pigment loss, the reverse plain, as viewed.