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• Auction House:
  Mossgreen
• Sale Name:
  International Decorative Arts
• Sale Date:
  28 Nov 2017 ~ 10am (Lots 139 - 635)
  29 Nov 2017 ~ 3pm (Lots 636 - 813)
  29 Nov 2017 ~ 10am - online bidding for Lots 814 - 969. Bidding for lot 814 closes at 10am, and the following lot
• Lot #:
  629
• Lot Description:
  An Indian narrative scroll painting, West Bengal Province, 19th century
  depicting the Hindu legend of the life of Savitri and her husband Satyavan
  pigments on paper
  410 x 50cm
• Provenance:
  Christie’s New York, March 20, 2012, The Doris Wiener Collection, lot 343; The Doris Wiener Gallery, New York, circa 1970
• Notes:
  This religious scroll painting or Pata from the Midnapur district in West Bengal was used by an itinerant storyteller or patua, who would slowly unfurl it during his performance. The scroll is painted in a sequence of nine panels or registers against red backgrounds, separated by yellow borders, and depicts the story of the princess Savitri and her husband Satyavan, one of the most renowned and much loved tales of India.
• Estimate:
  A$800 - 1,200
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Oriental

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