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Two Ladies at Rest
Safavid, seventeenth century
watercolour with gold on paper, in the style of Mu'in Musawwir, in a grassy spot with flowers one lady sits, a sheep pulls at her hair, while a second kneels before her, the plain ground with gold flowers, clouds, and a two-line gold nasta'liq inscription, blue border between gold margins and black rules, salmon-pink leaf with gold and black rules (slight creasing and flaking)
miniature 4 5/8 x 6¾in. (11.7 x 17.2cm.)
leaf 10¼ x 8in. (26 x 20.3cm.)
Safavid, seventeenth century
watercolour with gold on paper, in the style of Mu'in Musawwir, in a grassy spot with flowers one lady sits, a sheep pulls at her hair, while a second kneels before her, the plain ground with gold flowers, clouds, and a two-line gold nasta'liq inscription, blue border between gold margins and black rules, salmon-pink leaf with gold and black rules (slight creasing and flaking)
miniature 4 5/8 x 6¾in. (11.7 x 17.2cm.)
leaf 10¼ x 8in. (26 x 20.3cm.)