13th Jul, 2022 13:00
TWO MICA PAINTINGS WITH RULERS ON HORSEBACK
Patna or Murshidabad, India, ca. 1820 - 1840
Opaque pigments on mica, comprising two leaves in horizontal format, each of different size and acting as an accurate photograph of 19th-century Indian society, fashion, and cultural traditions, the smallest panel featuring a finely dressed prince or nobleman riding his chestnut steed embellished with strings of pearls around its neck and parade reins, behind the rider a white-clad servant holding a fly-whisk, 10.5cm x 15cm; and the largest panel featuring a crowded ceremonial procession scene with flag bearers on an elephant's back and musicians in the front, and a yellow-clad ruler on a chestnut steed at the back, 15.5cm x 19.8cm.
For a similar mica painting attributed to Murshidabad and depicting a large procession for the Hindu Goddess Durga, please see Christie's London, 25 June 2020, lot 108.
Sold for £400
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