PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT PRIVATE COLLECTIONA painted wooden book cover, Malwa, India, early 17th century, opaque pigments on wood, the rectangular cover painted to interior with a scene of Krishna and Radha and gopis, in a wooded landscape, Radha sits enthroned, her hand clasped to her forehead in despair, the reverse painted with red flowers on a yellow ground, 41.2 x 15.4cm. Provenance: The Estate of the late costume designer Anthony Powell (1935-2021)For a Bikaner example of a painted book cover see Christie's New York, 20 March 2008, Lot 263With some losses to edges of book cover