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FOLIO FROM THE DEVI MAHATMAYA
GULER, CIRCA 1785
Inscribed in Persian and Nagari on the reverse
Gouache on paper heightened with gold
Image: 5.5 x 8.75 in (14.6 x 22.3 cm)
Folio: 6.5 x 9.5 in (17.1 x 24.6 cm)
Rs 5,00,000 ‒ 7,00,000
$ 7,465 - 10,450
NON‒EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY
PROVENANCE
Property from a Distinguished Family Collection
This scene from the
Devi Mahatmaya
shows the
devas
with
their hands folded in humility, beseeching the goddess to
help them. The goddess, seated on a lotus, calmly assures
them that she will assist them in times of trouble. Her
vahana
, the tiger, is seated by her side. The present lot
shows the goddess in her benevolent form, in contrast to
other lots, in which she is seen battling over demons who
have caused havoc in heaven.