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MESSAGE FROM
KRISHNA: AN
ILLUSTRATION FROM
A RASIKAPRIYA
BIKANER, CIRCA 1710
Inscribed in Nagari at the top; signed
by the librarian ‘Khet Singh’, stamped
‘H H MAHARAJA BIKANER /
16.6.1964’ and ‘Khajanchi Kala
Bhawan Bikaner (Rajasthan)’ on
the reverse
Gouache on paper heightened
with gold
Image: 7.75 x 5.5 in (20.2 x 14.5 cm)
Folio: 12 x 8.25 in (30.7 x 21 cm)
Rs 15,00,000 ‒ 20,00,000
$ 22,390 - 29,855
NON‒EXPORTABLE
REGISTERED ANTIQUITY
PROVENANCE
H HThe Maharaja of Bikaner,
before 1964
The Motichand Khajanchi Collection
Detail of inscription at the top