Description: AN INDIAN PAINTING OF STANDING VISHNU WITH A DONOR CIRCA 19TH CENTURY
The elaborate painting on paper mounted onto heavy card, decorated with gouache (including ultramarine) and gold, depicting Vishnu standing on an unfurled lotus blossom, with two hands holding the conch and dharmacakra, the other two in mudras including varadamudra, flanked by two female figures, being worshipped by Hanuman to one side, with the donor's image above a small inscription to the other side.
29cm high, 33cm wide
PROVENANCE:
Purchased in New Delhi, 1960s
Condition Report: Condition:
Numerous losses to paint work and gilding, old wear throughout, multiple creases, a tear to the top section, a loss to the paper at the right hand corner, small creases repainted. The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to inspect articles for sale at our pre-sale viewing where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice. Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.