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Lot 137

A PAIR OF INDIAN PAINTINGS OF KRISHNA
19TH CENTURY

Gouache and gold on paper with a midnight blue border, one depicting the child Krishna being held by Yashoda on a hill at night with the full moon shining down, the other depicting Krishna bedecked in fine jewels and saffron coloured dhohti embracing Radha who looks away demurely, in a forest setting at night under the new moon.
Each approximately 22cm high, 16cm wide

Estimate $400 - $500

Sold for $450

Some very minor wear to the paintwork.

LJ delivery size: Small


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Purchased in New Delhi, 1960s

Decorative Arts and Asian Art, Including Tribal Artefacts

AUCTION
Sale: LJ8372
12:00pm - 20 October 2020
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141

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CONTACT
Dominic Kavanagh
decorativearts@leonardjoel.com.au


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