Lot 67
67
AN ILLUSTRATION TO A MAHABHARATA SERIES: DURYODHANA CONFERS WITH THE ELDERS
AN ILLUSTRATION TO A MAHABHARATA SERIES: DURYODHANA CONFERS WITH THE ELDERS

SCHOOL OF PURKHU, KANGRA, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820-30

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AN ILLUSTRATION TO A MAHABHARATA SERIES: DURYODHANA CONFERS WITH THE ELDERS
SCHOOL OF PURKHU, KANGRA, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820-30
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, depicted in continuous narrative, Duryodhana speaks to Dhritarashtra in a private palace chamber, to Bhishma standing to the left with the Pandavas, and to Karna standing to the right with the Kauravas, all assembled in a palace courtyard, with inscriptions identifying the figures in red and white devanagari script, within black and white rules and narrow red borders
13 ¾ x 19 ¼in. (34.9 x 48.8cm.)

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Lot Essay

Closely related to the scene illustrated in lot 66, Duryodhana is depicted speaking to his father, Dhritarashtra, the blind king of Hastinapur; to the elderly Bhishma who is the advisor to the Pandavas, his cousins; and finally to Karna, his best friend and confidante. A reluctant Dhritarashtra announces Yudhisthira, the eldest Pandava brother, as his heir instead of Duryodhana, his eldest son.

For a brief note and another painting attributed to the school of Purkhu in the sale, see lot 72.

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