Lot 45
 
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CHAMBA/KANGRA, HIMACHAL PRADESH
CIRCA 1930
Handspun and handwoven cotton, embroidered with untwisted silk thread, natural dyes
30.25 x 33 in (77 x 84.2 cm)

PROVENANCE:
From a Distinguished Family Collection, New Delhi


Chamba embroidery, from Himachal Pradesh is influenced by miniature painting traditions and typically features scenes from the Ras Lila. Th e joyful celebration of Krishna and the gopis is seen in the rendering as well as the bright colours.




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  Lot 45 of 68  

LIVING TRADITIONS: FOLK AND TRIBAL ART
19-20 APRIL 2017

Estimate
Rs 4,00,000 - 6,00,000
$6,250 - 9,375

RESERVE NOT MET













 



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