PROBABLY NORTHERN DECCAN, INDIA, MID-18TH CENTURY

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SULTAN IBRAHIM ATTENDED BY ANGELS IN THE WILDERNESS
PROBABLY NORTHERN DECCAN, INDIA, MID-18TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, Ibrahim sits by a fire under a tall tree, angels above him in the sky and standing before him bring him food, birds around them, a yogi seats in the background, within black and white-ruled yellow borders, with orange margins, an inscription in white devanagari at top, the reverse with various modern notes, losses to corners, otherwise in good condition
12 5/8 x 8 7/8in. (32.2 x 22.8cm.)

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Lot Essay

Ibrahim Adham was a ninth century Sultan of Balkh, who after receiving visionary dreams, renounced the world to live the life of an ascetic. The Sufi saint was cared for by angels. It became a popular theme in 18th century Mughal painting.

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