Narasimha Disemboweling Hiranyakashipu
Punjab Hills, probably Chamba, circa 1650
Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
5 7/8 x 9 3/4 in. (14.9 x 24.8 cm.)

Provenance:
Sotheby’s London, 8-9 October 1979, lot 156.

Literature:
Vishwa Chander Ohri, On the Origins of Pahari Paintings, New Delhi, 1991, Col. Pl. C.

Leaf from the Dasavatara Series: Vamana, the Dwarf Incarnation of Vishnu
Attributed to the Master Artist Mahesh of Chamba (active c. 1730-1770), circa 1740
Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
Image: 6 ½ x 9 ½ in. ( 16.51 x 24.13 cm.)
Folio: 7 ⅞ x 10 ⅞ in. ( 20 x 27.63 cm.)
Inscribed in takri characters on upper red border and verso

Provenance:
From a Private New York Collection.
Former collection of Terence McInerney.
Acquired February 25th, 1980, Invoice no. 43450, Greater India Company, Inc. (original invoice available upon request).