£600 - £800
THE IMPORTANCE OF WATER, MEWAR, RAJASTHAN, NORTH-WESTERN INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the vertical-format composition divided into two registers depicting different scenes at once, at the top a characteristic well scene with attendants pulling up a water bucket from a deep well, a European figure standing on the opposite side providing a man with the precious, refreshing liquid from a lota vessel, the register below with a maritime scene showing two typical Northern Indian boats at sea, with 2ll. of black ink Devanagari script at the top against an ochre yellow background, set within concentric black and white rules, and bright red borders, mounted, glazed, and framed,
Dimensions: 36cm x 30.2cm including the frame.
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