19th Jun, 2025 12:00
Arts of India and the Islamic Lands
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AN ILLUSTRATED LOOSE FOLIO FROM A RAMAYANA SERIES
Bundi, Rajasthan, North-Western India, late 18th - 19th century
AN ILLUSTRATED LOOSE FOLIO FROM A RAMAYANA SERIES
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Bundi, Rajasthan, North-Western India, late 18th - 19th century
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on wove paper, depicting two different scenes from Valmiki's Ramayana epic, on the left Rama and Sita seated on an encrusted gold low throne, a crowned Brahmin or pundit blessing Rama's head, in the foreground a row of Hindu gods and courtly attendants joining the commemorative gathering, on the right Rama and Sita enthroned, revered by the Monkey Army of King Sugriva, with monkeys seated, standing and running freely in the middle, back and foreground, set within black and red rules, pasted onto an unrelated sheet of paper with 15ll. of black ink Devanagari text connected to the Ramayana epic.
16cm x 19.5cm
Sold for £242
AN ILLUSTRATED LOOSE FOLIO FROM A RAMAYANA SERIES
PROPERTY FROM A CANADIAN COLLECTION
Bundi, Rajasthan, North-Western India, late 18th - 19th century
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on wove paper, depicting two different scenes from Valmiki's Ramayana epic, on the left Rama and Sita seated on an encrusted gold low throne, a crowned Brahmin or pundit blessing Rama's head, in the foreground a row of Hindu gods and courtly attendants joining the commemorative gathering, on the right Rama and Sita enthroned, revered by the Monkey Army of King Sugriva, with monkeys seated, standing and running freely in the middle, back and foreground, set within black and red rules, pasted onto an unrelated sheet of paper with 15ll. of black ink Devanagari text connected to the Ramayana epic.
16cm x 19.5cm
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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