Couple fumant la huqqa India, Pahari School, 19th century
Polychrome gouache on …

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Couple fumant la huqqa

India, Pahari School, 19th century Polychrome gouache on paper depicting a throned couple on a palace terrace, each smoking a huqqa pipe. Behind them, a courtesan brings a gift while fanning the couple. Size: 15 x 21 cm Provenance : Private American collection Couple smoking the huqqa, opaque pigments on paper, Pahari School, India, 19th century

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