A STENCIL SKETCH OF INDIAN ACROBATS
PROPERTY FROM THE STUART CARY WELCH COLLECTION
Bundi, Rajasthan, North-Western India, mid to late 18th century

Ink on wove paper, the vertical composition presenting a punctured stencil sketch of three Indian acrobats, the one on the left holding a chakram in balance on an arrow resting on the tip of his nose, the central acrobat jumping over a cluster of daggers and swords, and the third on the right playing a large drum, 23cm x 18cm.