Lot 549
Lot 549
AN ILLUSTRATED BIFOLIO FROM A DISPERSED COPY OF THE DEVIMAHATMYA (GLORY OF THE GODDESS)

MYSORE, KARNATAKA, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820-1840

Price Realised GBP 9,375
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GBP 3,000 - GBP 4,000
Closed: 12 Jun 2014
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AN ILLUSTRATED BIFOLIO FROM A DISPERSED COPY OF THE DEVIMAHATMYA (GLORY OF THE GODDESS)

MYSORE, KARNATAKA, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820-1840

Price Realised GBP 9,375
Closed: 12 Jun 2014
Price Realised GBP 9,375
Closed: 12 Jun 2014
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AN ILLUSTRATED BIFOLIO FROM A DISPERSED COPY OF THE DEVIMAHATMYA (GLORY OF THE GODDESS)
MYSORE, KARNATAKA, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1820-1840
Opaque pigments, gold and black ink on paper, the text in Sanskrit written in Kannada script, each folio illustrated with a profusely detailed scene depicting the Goddess in battle with titans and demons, one side with a double-page illustration on red ground, within gold, red and black rules, with yellow margins
Text panel 10 x 7¼in. ~(25.5 x 18.5cm.); folio 12¼ x 8⅜in. (31 x 21.3cm.)
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