Classical Indian paintings froꦬm a Distinguished New York Privaꦡte Collection
The Goddess Ganga Seated in a Golden Chariot Pulled by Leaping Carp, Pahari / Kangra style, mid 19th century
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March 20, 05:22 PM GMT
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2,000 - 3,000 USD
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Classical Indian paintings from 𓆉a Distinguished New York Private Collection
Opaque water-based pigments with gold on paper.
Pink borders with red rules.
6¾ by 3¾ in., 17.2 by 9.8 cm
Collection of Jacques et Claude 🍃Rohault de Fleury.
Sotheby's Paris, 23rd October 2020, lot 39.
Another earlier Pahari miniature of the Goddess Ganga, similarly depicted seated on her vahana (vehicle) a giant rohu (carp) in the midst of the holy river Ganges, is in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (Accession number 1987-52-10), gifted to the museum by Stella Kramrisch (1987). That example would be attributed to the "Early Master at the Court of Mandi" and datable to 1650-1675. That version also depicts the waters curving at t🐬he horizon line and a vibrant orange sky with the goddess holding a vessel of the sacred water and🗹 a lotus blossom - a symbol of "purity and abundance".
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