An illustration to an epic: possibly the...
An illustration to an epic: possibly the Panchatantra or Mahabharata, Mewar, North India, circa 1720, opaque pigments and gold on paper, the main scene showing bare-chested devotees with sacred texts, others in conversation, three panels to the right, each with two figures including two female serpent figures, a yellow cartouche of two lines of black Devanagari at top, with red borders, 25.5 x 41cm. For another painting from this series, see Christie’s New York, The Pal Family Collection, 20 Ma
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An illustration to an epic: possibly the Panchatantra or Mahabharata, Mewar, North India, circa 1720, opaque pigments and gold on paper, the main scene showing bare-chested devotees with sacred texts, others in conversation, three panels to the right, each with two figures including two female serpent figures, a yellow cartouche of two lines of black Devanagari at top, with red borders, 25.5 x 41cm. For another painting from this series, see Christie’s New York, The Pal Family Collection, 20 Ma
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