{"product_id":"indian-company-school-rajahs-state-coach-tanjore-original-c-1850-gouache-painting-kd-807","title":"Indian Company School Mid-19th-century Gouache Mica Painting c.1850 – Rajah's State Coach, Tanjore","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original Indian Company School gouache painting c.1850 – Rajah's State Coach, Tanjore.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA fantastically vivid Indian gouache painting on transparent mica, produced in South India at Trichinopoly or Tanjore around 1850.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis painting forms part of a superb set of mica paintings housed within their original paper album. The collection comprises particularly fine, detailed and varied scenes, including ceremonies and festivities, travel by carriage and palanquin, trades and occupations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndian Company paintings on mica are rare; it is estimated that as of now, there are only around 7,000 mica paintings available in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mica is loosely mounted to the album backing paper with corner slits rather than adhesive, so it can be completely removed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInscribed below in English giving the title: 'Rajah's state coach (Tanjore)'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Somerset \u0026 Wood","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54767136506185,"sku":"KD-807","price":500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0930\/4306\/5161\/files\/KD-807_d5818eeb-ed8f-48a5-a9d1-a48d03bd6447.jpg?v=1783089299","url":"https:\/\/somersetandwood.com\/it\/products\/indian-company-school-rajahs-state-coach-tanjore-original-c-1850-gouache-painting-kd-807","provider":"Somerset \u0026 Wood Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}