A painted manuscript folio
Nepal, 18th/19th century
The donors with their wives and children seated facing the deity at centre, hands folded in prayer and with offerings, each identified by inscription below, set against a hilly landscape at twilight and surrounded by a floral red border; the verso with gold text against a dark blue background
Opaque pigments and gold on paper
3½ x 12½ in. (8.9 x 31.6 cm.)
Details
- Title : A painted manuscript folio
- Classification : Manuscripts
- Medium : Opaque pigments and gold on paper
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : 18th/19th century
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 1045
- Price realised : USD 1,250
- Estimate : USD 1,000 - USD 2,000
- Provenance : Estate of Mr. Fong Chow, New York, acquired before 2000