Description:
Miniature Painting, India, 19th century, depicting a lady with two female attendants, on a gilt leaf with floral arabesque scroll, gouache and gold on paper, backed with brown paper with an inscription in English, with cutout birds and insects glued to the reverse, taped to a paper mat, image 6 1/8 x 4 3/4 in.
Estimate $300-500
cracking to pigments, loss of details, trace of a repaired tear, some stains with a finger print to the right edge, mild buckling.
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Keywords
IndiaSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
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