Diwali festival, North India, Pahari style, early 20th century Gouache and gold on cardboard depicting Krishna and his acolytes attacking with paint pumps a palace densely populated by women fighting back from the windows. The scene is surrounded by a yellow border and a red margin. On the back, stamped "The Curious House (Regd), UDAIPUR .7. (Rajasthan)". Painting size: 25 x 20 cm; overall size: 30 x 23.3 cm Minimal polychromatic stains and blotches.