9011 SOLD Set of 16 folios of Chaurapanchasika Indian Miniature Paintings

Sold to a discerning Antique Art-Lover

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Set of 16 folios of the Chaurapanchasika paintings

29 by 17 cm. Condition good. Light browning to verso.

Chaurapanchasika is a love-lament poem from the 16th century (some say earlier).

It is a set of 50 verses written by a Kashmiri Pandit Bilhana in the 11th century. It is also known as Bilhana Panchasika and Sasikalapanchasika.

Until much later, rich clientele patronized the paintings based on the verses of Chaurapanschasika .

Read more about the poem here

Age of this set is unknown but it is estimated to be from the early-mid 1900s

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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