AN ASCETIC IN MEDITATION PROPERTY OF THE LATE BRUNO CARUSO (1927 - 2018) COLLECTION Possibly Kota, Rajasthan, North Western India, 19th century Opaque pigments on paper, the vertical composition depicting a naked ascetic, possibly a Shaivite sadhu , with his eyes closed in meditation, on his arms and wrist bracelets reminiscent of rosary beads possibly made of rudrakshas , his knees clenched to his torso, a high horizon in the background, the painting pasted onto a later orange border with silver floral decoration, a later added inscription in black ink Urdu at the top 'Hazrat-e Mansur-e Hallaj', 32cm x 21.5cm.