CENTRAL INDIA OR RAJASTHAN (MALWA OR MEWAR/BUNDI-KOTA INFLUENCE)

AN ILLUSTRATION TO A BHAGAVATA PURANA SERIES: NANDA RETURNS TO GOKUL AND THE SLAYING OF PUTANA
OPAQUE WATERCOLOUR AND INK ON PAPER, HEIGHTENED WITH GOLD
FOLIO APPROX. 14 X 10 INCHES (35.6 X 25.4 CM)

THE DEMONESS PUTANA'S COLOSSAL BODY LIES ACROSS A GREEN MEADOW WHILE COWHERDS OF GOKUL HACK AT IT WITH AXES. HER SEVERED HEAD BURNS ON A PYRE AT LOWER LEFT. AT UPPER RIGHT, NANDA AND THE VILLAGERS WATCH FROM OX-DRAWN CARTS. A BAND OF STYLISED CLOUDS RUNS ALONG THE TOP, AND THE UPPER MARGIN CARRIES A DEVANAGARI CAPTION NAMING THE EPISODE.

Good condition with minor wear to edges and light surface marks