Early 19th century, probably North India Possibly a manuscript page or illumination Antique Indian painting, polychrome, gilt, and ink on paper, depicting Ganesha and Sasarswati, from the Bhagavad Purana Series 22.2cm wide x 17.5cm high 38cm high x 43cm long with frame 1370g >> Minor foxing to the edges, wrinkling to the paper in places Provenance: From the Jamshed & Parvati Fozdar Collection (Mr Jamshed Fozdar is the son of Mrs. Shirin Fozdar, one of the founders of Singapore and women’s rights activist) Exhibition: Exhibited in Galerie Belvedere, in Singapore in 2005. Exhibition titled 'the Fozdar Collection of Indian Miniatures' Note: The Bhagavad Purana Series comprises six paintings. Purana means ancient law. The Puranas are religious poetry, representing through myth and story, the traditional view of God and man. Here, the elephant God Ganesha is portrayed with Saraswati, the goddess of art and culture