7th May, 2025 10:00

Asian Art Auction

 
Lot 222
 

A Hindu illustrated manuscript written in Gurmukhi script

A Hindu illustrated manuscript written in Gurmukhi script, with 79 paintings
Late 19th century
Gurmukhi manuscript on paper, circa 520 leaves, 16 lines to the page written in black ink, headings and phrases in red, margins ruled in red, black and yellow, pages numbered in margins, two illustrated title pages with text framed within floral margins, 77 further 1/3-page illustrations. Remnants of old cloth bindings.
200mm x 160mm (original bindings lost, some leaves missing)

Provenance:

From the estate of a distinguished collector of Islamic and Indian art, the property of a gentleman.

Sold for £1,000


 
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