THREE ILLUSTRATED FOLIOS FROM A BHAGAVATA PURANA SERIES KASHMIR, EARLY 19TH CENTURY

THREE ILLUSTRATED FOLIOS FROM A BHAGAVATA PURANA SERIES KASHMIR, EARLY 19TH CENTURY Opaque watercolor and gold on paper. Images: 2 x 3 1/2 in. (5.1 x 8.9 cm); Folios: 4 1/2 x 6 3/4 in. (11.4 x 17.1 cm) (3) Footnotes: A closely related scroll of the Bhagavata Purana is in the British Library (add.16624; Losty, The Art of the Book in India, Bradford, 1982). Losty explains that the tradition of copying Hindu works in minute scripts on long paper scrolls probably originated in Kashmir in the early 18th century, partly in imitation of miniature Qur'an manuscripts that circulated in North India. The style is relatively indeterminate and relates to the Delhi style of the late-18th and 19th centuries. Compare further examples sold at Christie's, London, 12 June 2018, lot 81 and Bonhams, New York, 17 September 2014, lot 149. Provenance Conley Harris Collection, Boston, acquired in 1990 Lot to be sold without reserve. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: ¤ ¤ Without reserve For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing