A PAINTED AND IVORY-INLAID STRINGED INSTRUMENT (TAMBURI)
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A PAINTED AND IVORY-INLAID STRINGED INSTRUMENT (TAMBURI)

GWALIOR, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY

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A PAINTED AND IVORY-INLAID STRINGED INSTRUMENT (TAMBURI)
GWALIOR, INDIA, 19TH CENTURY
The body painted with Ganesh flanked by peacocks above Rama and Sita enthroned, the lower register painted by two cows, the reverse showing Rada and Krishna amidst floral sprays and surrounded by attendants, brahmin and other gods, the handle with further figural motifs and foliated scrolling garland
38¼in. (97cm.) long
来源
Christie's, 10 March (?) 1987, lot 116
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Prospective purchasers are advised that several countries prohibit the importation of property containing materials from endangered species, including but not limited to coral, ivory and tortoiseshell. Accordingly, prospective purchasers should familiarize themselves with relevant customs regulations prior to bidding if they intend to import this lot into another country.

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Another tamburi with similar decoration and attributed to 19th century Gwalior is in the Victoria and Albert Museum (IM.238-1922, Robert Skelton, The Indian Heritage. Court Life and Arts under Mughal Rule, London, 1982, cat. 565, p.165.