An Illustration from the Bhagavata Purana: Chitralekha leads Aniruddha into Usha's chambers, Nepal, circa 1750 Opaque watercolour on paper. The present and previous lots are from the same manuscript. This illustration relates the story of Usha, the beautiful daughter of a powerful king named Banasura, who was smitten by Krishna's grandson Aniruddha. Banasura, an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, was granted a boon of invincibility by the latter. With his thousand arms, Banasura defeated all his enemies. He jealously guarded his daughter Usha in an impregnable fortress, pictured surrounded by flames in the present illustration. One day, Usha saw a handsome prince in her dreams and fell in love with him. Her resourceful and clever friend Chitralekha helped her identify the object of her desires as Krishna's grandson Aniruddha. Chitralekha then went to Krishna's palace, found Aniruddha and secretly transported him back to Usha's palace. Here we see her stealthily leading him into Usha's private chambers. For comparable illustrations see the references cited in the previous entry. IMAGE 32.4 BY 50.2 CM. (12 3/4 BY 19 3/4 IN.) FOLIO 36.8 BY 54.6 CM. (14 ½ BY 21 ½ IN.)
An Illustration from the Bhagavata Purana: Chitralekha leads Aniruddha into Usha's chambers, Nepal, circa 1750 Opaque watercolour on paper. The present and previous lots are from the same manuscript. This illustration relates the story of Usha, the beautiful daughter of a powerful king named Banasura, who was smitten by Krishna's grandson Aniruddha. Banasura, an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, was granted a boon of invincibility by the latter. With his thousand arms, Banasura defeated all his enemies. He jealously guarded his daughter Usha in an impregnable fortress, pictured surrounded by flames in the present illustration. One day, Usha saw a handsome prince in her dreams and fell in love with him. Her resourceful and clever friend Chitralekha helped her identify the object of her desires as Krishna's grandson Aniruddha. Chitralekha then went to Krishna's palace, found Aniruddha and secretly transported him back to Usha's palace. Here we see her stealthily leading him into Usha's private chambers. For comparable illustrations see the references cited in the previous entry. IMAGE 32.4 BY 50.2 CM. (12 3/4 BY 19 3/4 IN.) FOLIO 36.8 BY 54.6 CM. (14 ½ BY 21 ½ IN.)
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