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A young archer

細節

A young archer
signed by Muhammadi
Qazvin, circa 1580

gouache heightened with gold on buff paper, the youth stands looking to the left with a white flower tucked into his turban and wearing a light brown top and pale green robe, he lightly fingers an arrow while his bow hangs over his arm and his sword at his belt, signed in black at the bottom 'the humble slave, Muhammadi Musawwir', gold margins between black rules, blue outer rule, (minor flaking), coloured borders, mounted, framed and glazed
miniature 6 x 3in. (15.1 x 8.5cm.)

來源

Sir Caspar Purdon-Clark, director of the Victoria and Albert Museum, ....-1905, and thence by descent to the previous owner.

拍品專文

Muhammadi's work typifies the style of Qazvin. He is thought possibly to have been the son of Sultan Muhammad, one of the great artists working for Shah Tahmasp. This drawing with its extreme sureness and clarity of line is typical of the artist