Important Notice

Bundi School
Early 18th Century
Natural pigments on paper heightened with gold
13.5 x 9.75 in (34 x 25 cm)

This miniature bears a Bundi Palace and H.H. The Maharaja of Bundi stamp on the reverse

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

PROVENANCE
Formerly in the Collection of Maharaja of Bundi



This painting in the Bundi style features a portrait of a nobleman posing in royal attire with his shield and sword. He is shown wearing a white chakdar jama (coat with slits), a green and golden patka (sash), a white turban, orange pyjama, and orange and green footwear. A small red pouch is tucked at his waistband and his sparse jewellery includes pearl earrings, strings of pearl, tasselled necklaces, wristbands, and anklets. A shield and sword can be seen hanging across his shoulder and with his right hand, he holds the hilt of a red‒sheathed sword. He stands on an open terraced balcony with pink balustrades and a light green floor with geometric patterned tiles and a small staircase leading down from the balustrades in the foreground. The background is in plain olive green and the painting has twin borders, a yellow inner border and a red outer border with inscriptions written in black ink on the upper red border in Devnagari. On the reverse, in the centre in blue ink, is the stamp and signature of the artist along with a date. Beneath it is a slightly smudged blue stamp bearing the words H H, The Maharaja of Bundi, Rajasthan, India. 75 and b5 are written at the top and bottom of the stamp respectively.

Bundi School
Early 18th Century
Natural pigments on paper heightened with gold
13.5 x 9.75 in (34 x 25 cm)

This miniature bears a Bundi Palace and H.H. The Maharaja of Bundi stamp on the reverse

NON-EXPORTABLE REGISTERED ANTIQUITY

PROVENANCE
Formerly in the Collection of Maharaja of Bundi



This painting in the Bundi style features a portrait of a nobleman posing in royal attire with his shield and sword. He is shown wearing a white chakdar jama (coat with slits), a green and golden patka (sash), a white turban, orange pyjama, and orange and green footwear. A small red pouch is tucked at his waistband and his sparse jewellery includes pearl earrings, strings of pearl, tasselled necklaces, wristbands, and anklets. A shield and sword can be seen hanging across his shoulder and with his right hand, he holds the hilt of a red‒sheathed sword. He stands on an open terraced balcony with pink balustrades and a light green floor with geometric patterned tiles and a small staircase leading down from the balustrades in the foreground. The background is in plain olive green and the painting has twin borders, a yellow inner border and a red outer border with inscriptions written in black ink on the upper red border in Devnagari. On the reverse, in the centre in blue ink, is the stamp and signature of the artist along with a date. Beneath it is a slightly smudged blue stamp bearing the words H H, The Maharaja of Bundi, Rajasthan, India. 75 and b5 are written at the top and bottom of the stamp respectively.