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asian antiquity
Opaque water based pigments
India, around 1800
Kangra school
Illustration of a ruler seated, in more casual situations, smoking a huqqa.
Delicate gold highlights
Framed under a mat, unopened
Good condition
Highly detailed depiction, surrounded by a border
Availability : SOLD
King seated in his court
In the Punjab Hills, a mountainous area between Delhi and the Western Himalayas, artists altered the format somewhat by depicting their rulers seated, in more casual situations, usually smoking a huqqa
while a servant uses a yak-tail fly whisk to shoo away insects.
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