Two erotic scenes, Datia, Central India,17th century, opaque pigments on...
Two erotic scenes, Datia, Central India,17th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, the first depicting an amorous couple making love in front of a scene of a cow being milked and her calf on a red ground, to background two pavilions and three lines of devanagari text above, 27 x 19.2cm.; and lovers in front of a pavilion, depicted in an amorous embrace on a low bed a night sky behind, with single line of white devanagari above, 24.5 x 16.5cm. (2)
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Two erotic scenes, Datia, Central India,17th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, the first depicting an amorous couple making love in front of a scene of a cow being milked and her calf on a red ground, to background two pavilions and three lines of devanagari text above, 27 x 19.2cm.; and lovers in front of a pavilion, depicted in an amorous embrace on a low bed a night sky behind, with single line of white devanagari above, 24.5 x 16.5cm. (2)