Lorikeet in Indian Cherry Tree By Zain Al-Din and Painted for Lady Impey Calcutta, Dated 1777 48.2 by 63 cm., 19 by 24 7/8 in. Provenance Sir Elijah (1732-1809) and Lady Impey (1749-1818), Calcutta and London Lady Impey, sale at Phillips, London, 21 May 1810 Colnaghi, London, 1980s Private collection, London, 1980s-2013 Now in an American private collection	Angels descend from the heavens An illustration to the Gulshan-I ‘Ishq, a romance written in Deccani Urdu by Nusrati, court poet to Sultan ‘Ali Adil Shah II of Bijapur (r. 1656-72 A.D.) Deccan, India, circa 1700 Opaque watercolour on paper heightened with gold and silver 22.3 by 14.4 cm.; 8 ¾ by 5 5/8 in. Provenance Christie's, Important Islamic and Indian Manuscripts and Miniatures, London, 11 October 1979, lot 187 Lloyd Collection, London, 1979-2011​ ​ Sold to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York	Woman Playing a Tambur while Singing Bijapur, 1620-30 11.7 by 7.9 cm., 4.6 by 3.1 in. Provenance Sotheby’s, London, 12 December 1966, lot 75 Maggs Bros., London, 1966 Private collection, England, 1966-2017 Now in a New York private collection
Mohan Lal Commissioned by William and James Baillie Fraser Delhi or Haryana, circa 1816 29.2 by 20 cm., 11 1/2 by 7 7/8 in. Provenance William Fraser (1784-1835) and James Baillie Fraser (1783-1856) By descent to Malcolm Fraser, Reelig, Inverness-shire, sold Sotheby’s, New York, 9 December 1980, lot 145 Toby Falk (1942-97), Surrey, 1992 Private collection, England, 1992-2016 Now in a New York private collection	Two drummers Kangra, circa 1790 Folio 24.2 by 16.5 cm., 9 1/2 by 6 1/2 in. Painting: 20.5 by 14 cm., 8 by 5 1/2 in. Provenance Collection of Francoise and Claude Bourelier, Paris, 1970s/80s-2014 Now in a New York private collection	King David playing the Harp Folio from the “Late” Shah Jahan album Miniature by Manohar Mughal India, circa 1615 Opaque watercolour with gold on paper Height: 21.1cm, 8 1/4in Width: 13.4cm, 10 1/2in Provenance The British Rail Pension Fund, 1984-96 Dr. W.K. Ehrenfeld (1934-2005), San Francisco Sold to the David Collection, Copenhagen
Krishna and Radha in a Pavilion Leaf from a Sundar Sringara series Attributed to Nikka, son of Nainsukh Chamba, circa 1780-85 Opaque watercolour on paper with gold Miniature: 14.6 by 23.7 cm., 5 ¾ by 9 3/8 in. Folio: 19.4 by 28.4 cm., 7 5/8 by 11 1/8 in. Provenance Collection of Mandi royal family Sotheby’s, Indian and Southeast Asian Art, New York, 1st April 2005, lot 113 Private collection, England, 2005-2012 Sold to the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford	Tortoise Avatar of Vishnu circa 1690 Opaque pigments and gold on paper 25.8 by 20.2 cm., 10 1/8 by 8 in. painting Inscriptions Inscribed on reverse in nagari with a dated inspection note:  am. 2 sam. 1751 kati  ‘number 2 [avatar] samvat 1751 (1694 A.D.) [month] Karrtika’ and with the partially erased stamp of the private collection of the Maharaja of Bikaner Provenance Collection of the Maharajas of Bikaner Natesan Gallery, London, 1996 Heil Collection, Berlin, 1996-2016 Acquired by the Asian Art Museum, San Francisco	Bhils Hunting By Night circa 1760 Opaque pigments with gold on paper, within blue and buff outer borders 10 1/8 by 6 5/8 in., 25.7 by 16.8 cm. painting Provenance Edwin Binney, III (1925-86), acquired before 1973 Collection of the painter Paul Wonner (1920-2008), California, 1975-85 Private collection, Los Angeles, 1985-2015 Sold to The Princeton University Art Museum, USA