An illustration from the Mahabharata
Nepal, c. 1800
Depicting the five Pandava brothers dispatching and setting fire to their enemy within a striped tent, with scavengers, vultures and ghouls in the foreground, the relevant text written above
Opaque pigments and gold on Wasli
7¾ x 12½ in. (19.6 x 31.8 cm.)
Details
- Title : An illustration from the Mahabharata
- Classification : Painting
- Medium : Opaque pigments and gold on wasli
- Country/ Geo-location : Nepal
- Period : c. 1800
- Collection : Christies
- LOT : 1345
- Pre-Lot Text : PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION
- Price realised : USD 9,375
- Estimate : USD 8,000 - USD 12,000