Sri Lanka.- Company School (Sri Lanka, 19th century) A Sinhalese devil with ten arms, carrying various instruments of torture, as well as an elephant and a severed head, watercolour, [c.1805]

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Sri Lanka.- Company School (Sri Lanka, 19th century) A Sinhalese devil with ten arms, carrying various instruments of torture, as well as an elephant and a severed head, watercolour, inks, chalks, on laid paper with indistinct text-based watermark 'Dosa[?]' dated '1805', inscribed in ink '[?]Watooka Rakshaya] to the lower centre, sheet 500 x 385 mm (19 3/4 x 15 1/4 in), some marginal browning and damp-stains, rough edges with loss and splits, handling creases, minor surface dirt, unframed, [circa 1805]Provenance:Private collection, UK (acquired in UK art market c.1970s)

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