Very good overall condition. Minute flaking to gold sash fringe of attendant at lower left. Slight stains to green ground due to age. The color tones are slightly lighter in reality.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.

Riding his gold-bedecked chestnut-brown stallion, a nimbate Maharana Ari Singh  (1724-1773) of Udaipur successfully practices making a goal as two retainers run alongside him at top speed struggling to keep up with the charging horse.

Compare a large painting of a polo match with Maharana Ari Singh and his sardars playing in the Chaugan attributed to Bhima Sutar (Topsfield 1980) and dated 1761 in the National Gallery of Victoria (accession number: AS174-1980) showing the Rana twice on a blue-green field amid his mounted sardars, standing retainers and attendants nearby with bhistis (water carriers) sprinkling water on the playing field with white encircle🥃d ♐goalposts.

For more details refer to Andrew Topsfield, Paintings from Rajasthan, Melbourne, 1980, fig. 158, p. 112; and Andrew Topsfield, Court Paintings at Udaipur, Artibus Asiae Sup 44, 2008, fig. 182, p. 201.