Osian's Auction Catalogue Masterpieces and Museum-Quality III | March 2004

43 MASTERPIECES & MUSEUM-QUALITY III 12 UNKNOWN (AFTER AJANTA) Jewelled Princess with Maidens, Cave No.XVII Tempera & wash on paper pasted on canvas, c.1926 129.5 x 79.5 cm (51.0 x 31.3 in) Flaking of paint in the t.l. and t.c sections of the work with some flaking evident throughout the work. Restoration work will be required on this very rare and significant reproduction of the Ajanta Frescoes. Provenance Madho Thacker Family Collection, Mumbai Rs. 2,000,000 – 2,250,000 US$ 44,450 – 50,000 GB£ 24,400 – 27,450