Lot Essay
For another Kangra depiction, dated circa 1800, of the nayika as an expectant heroine waiting for her lover to arrive, see Randhawa, 1962, pp.174-175, plate XIV.
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MANDI OR KANGRA, PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1810
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AN ILLUSTRATION TO A NAYIKA SERIES: VASAKASAJJA NAYIKA (THE EXPECTANT HEROINE)
MANDI OR KANGRA, PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1810
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the heroine looking out of her pavilion as a storm gathers, two attendants behind her, three peacocks on the terrace, in white and gold floral margins, within red rules, the reverse with a faint pencil inscription
Painting 9 7/8 x 7 7/8in. (25 x 20.1cm.); folio 11 ½ x 9 ½in. (29.2 x 24cm.)
MANDI OR KANGRA, PUNJAB HILLS, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1810
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the heroine looking out of her pavilion as a storm gathers, two attendants behind her, three peacocks on the terrace, in white and gold floral margins, within red rules, the reverse with a faint pencil inscription
Painting 9 7/8 x 7 7/8in. (25 x 20.1cm.); folio 11 ½ x 9 ½in. (29.2 x 24cm.)
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