19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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PERFORMING PUJA FOR A SRINATHJI MURTI
Nathdwara, Rajasthan, North-Western India, 19th century
PERFORMING PUJA FOR A SRINATHJI MURTI
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Nathdwara, Rajasthan, North-Western India, 19th century
Opaque pigments heightened with gold and silver on wove paper, the large vertical composition depicting two ochre yellow-clad Brahmin priests officiating a puja for the temple murti (icon) of Srinathji (also spelled Shri Nath Ji), the central presiding deity of the Vaishnava sect known as Pushtimarg (the way of grace), revered as a self-manifesting form of Krishna, the temple painted in silver, thick palm leaves emerging from the sides, the painting set within black and silver rules, and light green and bold red borders.
34.8cm x 27cm
Sold for £344
PERFORMING PUJA FOR A SRINATHJI MURTI
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Nathdwara, Rajasthan, North-Western India, 19th century
Opaque pigments heightened with gold and silver on wove paper, the large vertical composition depicting two ochre yellow-clad Brahmin priests officiating a puja for the temple murti (icon) of Srinathji (also spelled Shri Nath Ji), the central presiding deity of the Vaishnava sect known as Pushtimarg (the way of grace), revered as a self-manifesting form of Krishna, the temple painted in silver, thick palm leaves emerging from the sides, the painting set within black and silver rules, and light green and bold red borders.
34.8cm x 27cm
Auction: Arts of India and the Islamic Lands, 19th Jun, 2025
Our specialist auction Arts of India and the Islamic Lands is now online for you to browse, peruse and fall in love with your next antique.
Among the highlights, this sale vaunts a remarkable selection of Rajput Schools paintings and an illustrated loose folio from a Timurid Haft Paykar series, all part of a private Canadian collection; several gem-studded Indian necklaces, treasured heirlooms of a local family; a notable group of Islamic manuscripts, including a geomantic tome attributed to the Nubian alchemist Dhul-Nun al-Misri; and several lots of Persian Qajar lacquer belonging to the heir of a British diplomatic family in office under Sir Denis Wright in Tehran between 1971 - 1973.
Our selected lots preview starts next week, on Tuesday 3rd June, and the full view is going to take place from Friday 13th June until the sale day.
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Viewing:
13th June - 10:00 - 17:00
14th June - 11:00 - 16:00
15th June - 11:00 - 16:00
16th June - 10:00 - 17:00
17th June - 10:00 - 17:00
18th June - 10:00 - 17:00
