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Portrait of a Lady
Possibly Mughal in the Safavid Style, 17th Century
gouache on paper, laid down on an album page, depicted kneeling on a carpet holding a cup between two fingers and a metal bottle in the other hand, in a rocky landscape covered with flowers and bushes, two columns of black nasta'liq above, gold borders, red and black rules, delicated gold meander flowers to the outer border, verso with six lines of elegant black nasta'liq, illuminated corner panel, border decorated with cloud scrolls, album page -- 14.5 x 7cm. (minor areas of flaking).
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Possibly Mughal in the Safavid Style, 17th Century
gouache on paper, laid down on an album page, depicted kneeling on a carpet holding a cup between two fingers and a metal bottle in the other hand, in a rocky landscape covered with flowers and bushes, two columns of black nasta'liq above, gold borders, red and black rules, delicated gold meander flowers to the outer border, verso with six lines of elegant black nasta'liq, illuminated corner panel, border decorated with cloud scrolls, album page -- 14.5 x 7cm. (minor areas of flaking).
See Illustration.
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