A LADY PLAYING SITAR
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A LADY PLAYING SITAR

MUGHAL INDIA OR DECCAN, 1680-1700

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A LADY PLAYING SITAR
Mughal India or Deccan, 1680-1700
Gouache heightened with gold on paper, the lady wearing gold brocade turban, jama and overskirt seated on the ground in a grassy meadow under a tree playing the sitar, mounted on card, verso with a ghazal of Jami in black nasta'liq against a ground of pink and gold foxes and floral meander, further verses in cartouches around the sides, mounted with blue borders flecked with gold, good condition
Folio 9 x 5¾in. (23 x 14.5cm.); miniature 7½ x 4¼in. (19 x 10.6cm.)
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