NORTH INDIA - 19th CENTURY Two pages from a... Lot 10

NORTH INDIA - 19th CENTURY Two pages from a Baramasa series Polychrome and gold pigments on paper Size : 39,5 x 27,2cm. 15,5 x 10,6 in. Expert : Alexis RENARD These two pages, decorated on the front and back with four paintings, probably come from a series called Baramasa, literally "Songs of the Seasons", which illustrates the different months and periods of the year according to the Baramasa poetic tradition. The four illustrations depict women in landscapes during the winter months under stormy skies and even in the snow. The paintings are accompanied by texts in devanagari, and the pages are framed by margins with friezes of flowers and scrolls on a light background.