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An outdoor feast
Mughal, circa mid-17th century
Pen and wash heightened with gold on paper, in a rocky landscape a turbanned sheikh with nimbus sits on a raised platform before his tent surrounded by acolytes, around them servants prepare food and carry dishes and cushions for the party (very light spotting), mounted on card painted with gold rosettes, with blue and gold floral borders, the reverse with the fatihah in black nasta'liq on gold clouds with coloured flowers in similar borders (slight wear),
miniature 8½ x 5½in. (21.5 x 14cm.)
calligraphy 6¾ x 4¼in. (17.5 x 11cm.)
Mughal, circa mid-17th century
Pen and wash heightened with gold on paper, in a rocky landscape a turbanned sheikh with nimbus sits on a raised platform before his tent surrounded by acolytes, around them servants prepare food and carry dishes and cushions for the party (very light spotting), mounted on card painted with gold rosettes, with blue and gold floral borders, the reverse with the fatihah in black nasta'liq on gold clouds with coloured flowers in similar borders (slight wear),
miniature 8½ x 5½in. (21.5 x 14cm.)
calligraphy 6¾ x 4¼in. (17.5 x 11cm.)