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Portrait of a mongol
gouache on paper, wearing a green robe, white and yellow scarves and metal bracelets, the man sits leaning against a rock holding a book, a tree behind, panels of white nasta'liq below, gold margin with red, black and blue rules, on buff card densely painted with gold scrolling arabesque, palmette and floral sprays, Persia, 16th century - 6¾ x 4½in. (17.2 x 11.5cm.)
gouache on paper, wearing a green robe, white and yellow scarves and metal bracelets, the man sits leaning against a rock holding a book, a tree behind, panels of white nasta'liq below, gold margin with red, black and blue rules, on buff card densely painted with gold scrolling arabesque, palmette and floral sprays, Persia, 16th century - 6¾ x 4½in. (17.2 x 11.5cm.)