Asian Art Auction

June 10, 2013

LOT 79

Lot 79

Bhagvata Purana 10th Book, Rajasthan, SS 1774/1852 AD

Bhagvata Purana 10th Book, Rajasthan, SS 1774/1852 AD
Lot 79 Details
Bhagvata Purana 10th Book, Rajasthan, SS 1774/1852 AD

Manuscript on paper, and in total 220 folios, most with text of black Sanskrit, most leaves with illustrations in gouache heightened with gold, folio 221 with colophon with title and date 1774
each folio approx. 2.8" x 12.2" — 7 x 31 cm.

Estimate $4,000-$6,000

Realised: $5,040
Price Includes Buyer's Premium ?

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Bhagvata Purana 10th Book, Rajasthan, SS 1774/1852 AD
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  • Bhagvata Purana 10th Book, Rajasthan, SS 1774/1852 AD
  • Bhagvata Purana 10th Book, Rajasthan, SS 1774/1852 AD
  • Bhagvata Purana 10th Book, Rajasthan, SS 1774/1852 AD
  • Bhagvata Purana 10th Book, Rajasthan, SS 1774/1852 AD
  • Bhagvata Purana 10th Book, Rajasthan, SS 1774/1852 AD
  • Bhagvata Purana 10th Book, Rajasthan, SS 1774/1852 AD
  • Bhagvata Purana 10th Book, Rajasthan, SS 1774/1852 AD
  • Bhagvata Purana 10th Book, Rajasthan, SS 1774/1852 AD
  • Bhagvata Purana 10th Book, Rajasthan, SS 1774/1852 AD
Provenance:

Private Collection, Toronto

Note:

Previously offered at Christie’s London ‘Islamic Art and Indian Miniatures’ April 28, 1998, lot 7

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