COURTLY LOVERS STROLLING IN A COURTYARD
PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE AMERICAN COLLECTION
Possibly Mandi in Kangra style, Pahari School, Punjab Hills, first half 19th century

Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the vertical-format composition depicting a young prince with his beloved having a stroll in the courtyard of a palatial setting, the female attendants behind the couple holding a fly whisk and tall parasol, the ones greeting them on the right-hand side holding an ewer, a sword and quiver, and a gem-studded golden pandan box, the first and last vessel symbols of hospitality and usually employed in Indian guest welcoming rituals, a large fountain in the foreground and a maiden spying on the scene in the background, set within white rules, and typical Pahari Kangra decorative borders including a two-tone floral spray on a dark blue ground and another red-speckled pink, the reverse plain except for an inventory number K 396, 28.8cm x 23cm.

Provenance: previously part of a private German collection.

Dimensions: 28.8cm x 23cm