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THE THIEVING CAT, KANGRA, CIRCA 1810
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2025年10月16日 开拍
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THE THIEVING CAT, KANGRA, CIRCA 1810North India, Punjab Hills. Gilt, ink, and watercolors on paper. The miniature is exquisitely painted to depict a lady chasing a small tabby cat, which has caught a parrot in its jaws, with blood trickling from the helpless bird's neck. She is holding a stick in her right hand, the background shows the parrot's empty cage behind her. The carpet is finely detailed with leafy floral scroll.Inscriptions: The back inscribed, 'No. 9, A cat has carried the Rani's favorite parrot. The Rani is seen beating the cat, trying to free her parrot. Price […], 1810'Provenance: From a private collection in the United States. Christie's New York, 22 September 2022, lot 109. A collector, acquired from the above in an after-sale transaction. Condition: Very good condition with little wear, minor losses to pigments, and few tiny water stains. The vibrant colors are extremely well preserved.Dimensions: Image size 25.3 x 17.7 cm, Size incl. Passepartout 50.7 x 40.7 cmThis scene is derived from poetry, where the parrot often symbolizes love, courtship, and even has associations with divine figures like Krishna and Kamadeva, the god of love. It is also linked to fertility and marriage, with parrot motifs appearing in wedding decorations and bridal trousseaux in various regions. Conversely, the cat, in some contexts, can represent cunning or even be a symbol of the 'thieving' nature portrayed in fables and moral narratives. These symbolic representations are not always straightforward and can be interpreted differently based on the specific context and artistic tradition.Literatue comparison:Compare a closely related Kangra painting depicting the same subject, dated ca. 1810, in the Victoria & Albert Museum, accession number IS.140-1955.Auction result comparison:Type: Closely relatedAuction: Christie's London, 2 May 2019, lot 102Price: GBP 8,125 or approx. EUR 13,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: The thieving cat, Kangra, Punjab Hills, North India, circa 1800-10Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject and manner of painting with similarly detailed carpet. Note the size (19.5 x 12.5 cm).

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