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Three Indian paintings, circa 19th century, gouache (two with…
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Melbourne
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20-Oct-2020
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Three Indian paintings, circa 19th century, gouache (two with gold) on paper, one depicting a young woman under a tree with a deer, another (possibly Persian) depicting a male and female Royal couple beneath a canopy with standing attendants, surrounded by Persian or Urdu script, the third a Tantric or cosmological depiction of a multi-headed snake, a blue dog and a tortoise, the snake figure with seven coloured disks to the side, possibly representing the chakras. The largest (cosmological study) 22 cm high, 15 cm wide. Provenance: Purchased in new Delhi, 1960s
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Unclassified