THE HINDU GODS TRIAD AND THEIR CONSORTS
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
Bundi or Bikaner, Rajasthan, North-Western India, mid to late 18th century

Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the small horizontal composition depicting the renowned triad of Hindu Gods featuring Shiva, Vishnu, and Brahma seated in front of a lotus pond with their respective consorts Parvati, Lakshmi, and Saraswati, each god depicted with their standard iconographic attributes, the recto plain except for a later note in black ink reading Purana (?) Vishnu, 15cm x 18.5cm.