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Lot 30 · Indian Art

An illustration from the Bhagavata Purana: Chitralekha leads Aniruddha into Usha's chambers

Artist unrecorded · Opaque watercolour on paper

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Estimate
£7,000–£10,000 hammer ≈ $11,524–$16,463
Result
Performance
Sale
Sotheby's — Indian Art, London · 16 June 2009
Record ID
TB-2026-3867102
Record
first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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An illustration from the Bhagavata Purana: Chitralekha leads Aniruddha into Usha's chambers. Sotheby's, 16 Jun 2009, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3867102.

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An illustration from the Bhagavata Purana: Chitralekha leads Aniruddha into Usha's chambers. Sotheby's, 16 Jun 2009, lot 30. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3867102.

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