TWO LADIES BATHING IN A RIVER
Bundi, Rajasthan, North-Western India, late 18th - early 19th century

Opaque pigments heightened with gold and silver on paper, the vertical composition depicting two half-clad ladies bathing in a river amidst pink lotus flowers and fish, washing their long black hair and putting perfumed ointments on their bodies, flanked by tall leafy trees and another river in the background, mounted, glazed and framed, the painting 20.5cm x 11.5cm, 38.3cm x 27.8cm including the frame.