AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A RAMAYANA SERIES: GARUDA CONSULTING WITH THE BIRD KING ATTRIBUTED MANAKU ...

AN ILLUSTRATION FROM A RAMAYANA SERIES: GARUDA CONSULTING WITH THE BIRD KING ATTRIBUTED MANAKU GULER, CIRCA 1745 Ink on paper. 5 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (13.3 x 21.6 cm) Footnotes: This fine drawing is attributed to the renowned artist Manaku. Born around 1700, Manaku was the son of Pandit Seu and elder brother of Nainsukh. For his entire life, he lived and worked in Guler. Manaku almost certainly worked on an illustrated Ramayana by his father, he produced a Gita Govinda in 1730, and a Bhagavata Purana beggining in 1735. Compare other drawn battle scenes by Manaku in the Philadelphia Museum of Art (2013-68-2); McInerney & Kossak, Divine Pleasures, 2017, pp. 189-93; and Goswamy, Manaku of Guler, 2017, p. 488, pl. B276. Provenance Prahlad Bubbar, London, April 2012 Conley Harris Collection, Boston For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing