A PAINTING OF MAHARAJA SHRI GAJ SINGH ON A TERRACE LISTENING TO LADY MUSICIANS
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, JODHPUR OR BIKANER, 1797
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Price Realised USD 8,750
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USD 8,000 - USD 12,000
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Closed: 23 Jul 2020
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A PAINTING OF MAHARAJA SHRI GAJ SINGH ON A TERRACE LISTENING TO LADY MUSICIANS
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Lot Essay
The present painting depicts Maharaja Shri Gaj Singh seated on a terrace listening to three lady musicians. He is shown wearing a white jama and a large Jodhpur-style turban adorned with pearls, pom-poms and precious stones. Three attendants stand behind the ruler, two holding shields and one waving a peacock morchal. The terrace overlooks a manicured garden, beyond which lies a small cityscape atop tree-lined outcrops. Gray clouds and flocks of birds glide across the sky.
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Discrete areas of pigment loss, including to the left of the left doorway n the raised terrace and in the trees in the background, and to the black shields held by the attendant figures. A few light creases in the lower left quadrant.
The verso bears the stamp of the Royal Maharaja Collection of Bikaner (no. 531) and is inscribed in Devanagari script, Maharaja Shri Gaj Singh/Samvat 1823/Chaitar 12.
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Lot 30Sale 19016
INDIA, RAJASTHAN, JODHPUR OR BIKANER, 1797A PAINTING OF MAHARAJA SHRI GAJ SINGH ON A TERRACE LISTENING TO LADY MUSICIANSEstimate: USD 8,000 - 12,000
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