Lot 427
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Three illuminated borders, sub-imperial Mughal, early 17th century
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Three illuminated borders, sub-imperial Mughal, early 17th century

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Three illuminated borders, sub-imperial Mughal, early 17th century
With animals and birds amongst flowers and foliage in gold on buff paper, laid down, figures painted in gouache and gold -- 25.7cm x 17.3cm. (3)
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Lot Essay

Probably re-mounted by Paris dealer Demotte.
The figures can be compared in style with those in the frontispiece of the Khamsa of Nizami, written at Agra between 1613 and 1615 in the Chester Beatty Library (Leach, catalogue, vol. 2, p.584 Pl,88.)

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