Friday 28 April 2023
A lady writer with hookah, Pahari school, Kanrga or Guler, North India, mid-19th...
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A lady writer with hookah, Pahari school, Kanrga or Guler, North India, mid-19th century, opaque pigments and gold on paper, in the evening under a cloudy sky, a mature fruit tree behind her, the lady dressed in lilac robes and seated on a raised bed on the grass, writing a letter, the long pipe of her silver hookah laid to rest next to her, mounted, framed and glazed, painting 18 x 12cm.
Provenance: Private collection, London
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