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A FOLIO FROM A BARAMASA SERIES: ASADH THE RAINY MONTH
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description
- A FOLIO FROM A BARAMASA SERIES: ASADH THE RAINY MONTH
- Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
- image: 10 by 5 7/8 in. (25.4 by 14.9 cm)
- folio: 12 1/4 by 6 3/4 in. (31.1 by 17.2 cm) unframed
Condition
Very good overall condition. The image has a wide red folio border with inscriptions in devanagari on the upper and lower margins, not visible in catalog illustration. Scuffing and losses to pigments on red folio border. Slight surface unevenness to paper with minor discoloration to whites due to age. The color tones are slightly deeper in reality. This lot is exhibited in a temporary frame.
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.
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.
Catalogue Note
Monsoon rains come with thunder and flashes of lightning. Krishna trysts with a sakhi in an elaborate pavilion. A solitary nayika bravely keeps guard outside as peacocks cry. Vishnu reclines in a shrine in a pond filled with lotus blossoms. An ascetic practicing yoga is visited by noblemen. A striking Baramasa (song cycle of the twelve months) illustration of Asadha the monsoon season.
"Furiously blow the whirlwinds.
Only the demented leave their homes and loved ones to go out.
Even the wandering ascetic stays put, birds are afraid to stir out of their nests,
let alone the human being.
Vishnu rests at this time in the ocean of cream with Lakshmi.
Says the poet Kesavadasa
neither🌠 the Vedas noಞr tradition approves leaving home in the month of Ashadha."
(Trans. from the Rasikapriya of Keshav Das)
For another Baramasa example of the month of Asadha from Bundi refer to Alice Heeramaneck, Masterpieces of Indian Painting, Verona, 1984, pl. 59-60, p. 67.