Lot 203
  • 203

An Illustration from the Sunder Shringar: Radha pining for Krishna

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • An Illustration from the Sunder Shringar: Radha pining for Krishna
  • Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper

  • image 5 3/4 by 9 3/8 in. (14.6 by 23.7 cm.)
  • folio 7 3/4 by 11 1/4 in. (19.9 by 28.5 cm.) unframed
Radha ignores her household duties and whiles away the hours of the day waiting for her midnight tryst with Krishna. A gentle smile plays upon her lips as she anticipates the moment of her union with her beloved.

Provenance

Acquired from the Royal Library of Mandi in 1969

Condition

Very good overall condition. Tiny flakes to foliage of trees on upper left and center right. Inscription in DEVANAGARI on verse.
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