A group of four painted objects
19th century or later; India and Southeast Asia
Four works:

Comprising a Kashmiri book of the Bhagavad Gita with 22 illustrations; a large round ganjifa depicting Kirshna with the gopis; a smaller ganjifa depicting a green-skinned deity on a white horse; and an Indonesian shadow puppet with a spare wooden pole, slightly larger than the other, 5 pieces
Book pages: 3.5" H x 5.25" W; Large round: 6" Dia.; Small round: 2.25" Dia.; Puppet: 27.5" H x 23" W
Provenance: The Collection of Walter and Nesta Spink, Ann Arbor, MI, by 2003

The book in good condition, aside from the cover and binding separating and with surface soiling, all the paintings in great condition with vibrant colors, the ink and gilding for the text also fresh-looking and intact. Both ganjifa are in excellent condition, particularly the larger example, with no cracks, abrasions, or losses to the pigment. There is one tiny abrasion in the background of the smaller ganjifa, to the left of the figure's chin. The larger ganjifa is loose, not matted. The smaller ganjifa is laid down to its back mat. The shadow puppet in great condition aside from some dust accumulation, with joints intact, no tears in the perforations, and with most of the pigments intact.
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