Palm leaf with erotic scene Engraved and... - Lot 269 - Marie-Saint Germain

Lot 269
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Palm leaf with erotic scene Engraved and... - Lot 269 - Marie-Saint Germain
Palm leaf with erotic scene Engraved and painted palm leaf in polychrome India, Orissa, late 18th - early 19th century 5 x 30 cm This palm leaf presents on one side, a text in Sanskrit and two couples in full frolic in two cartouches separated by vegetal motifs. The other side shows a Sanskrit text on one side, on the other a couple on a red background framed by friezes of geometrical motifs representing an architecture. A similar page is published in: Topsfield, Andrew (2006) The art of play, board and card games of India, The Marg Foundation, p. 105. This lot is presented by Mr Alexis Renard, CNES expert.
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