Ending 7th Jan, 2025 12:00
The Christmas Collection, an Online Time Auction
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A VAISHNAVITE FEMALE DEVOTEE OR PRIESTESS OFFICIATING A PUJA
Bundi, Rajasthan, North - Western India, first half 19th century
A VAISHNAVITE FEMALE DEVOTEE OR PRIESTESS OFFICIATING A PUJA
Bundi, Rajasthan, North - Western India, first half 19th century
Opaque pigments heightened in gold on wove paper, the vertical-format, seated portrait depicting a female Hindu devotee or priestess officiating an intimate puja, resting her elbow on a crutch, her forehead marked with the Urdhva Pundra (religious mark) of the Vaishnavite Madhavacharya order, the peacock feather on her head and the morchal whisk in her hand indicating perhaps her affiliation to Lord Krishna's bhakti (devotional) practices, the conch shell on her altar another symbol indicating her devotion to Vishnu, set within black and white rules and yellow and black borders, the lower border with a red ink Devanagari inscription.
33cm x 27.5cm including the frame
Estimated at £800 - £1,000
A VAISHNAVITE FEMALE DEVOTEE OR PRIESTESS OFFICIATING A PUJA
Bundi, Rajasthan, North - Western India, first half 19th century
Opaque pigments heightened in gold on wove paper, the vertical-format, seated portrait depicting a female Hindu devotee or priestess officiating an intimate puja, resting her elbow on a crutch, her forehead marked with the Urdhva Pundra (religious mark) of the Vaishnavite Madhavacharya order, the peacock feather on her head and the morchal whisk in her hand indicating perhaps her affiliation to Lord Krishna's bhakti (devotional) practices, the conch shell on her altar another symbol indicating her devotion to Vishnu, set within black and white rules and yellow and black borders, the lower border with a red ink Devanagari inscription.
33cm x 27.5cm including the frame
Auction: The Christmas Collection, an Online Time Auction, ending 7th Jan, 2025
The first Online Only sale of Azca Auctions has landed.
We will accompany you through the Christmas holidays with some extravagant, quirky, and sparkly lots. The auction is entirely online, and bidding begins on the 11th December and closes on the 7th January 2025.
Collections are taking place from 188 R Hammersmith road, W6 7DJ once the sale closes.
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