MULLAH DO PIYASA
LUCKNOW OR DECCAN, 18TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gilt, shown wearing purple robes and
seated on a sickly horse, a dog at its feet
9½in x 6½in (24 x 16.4cm)
Lot Essay
A portrait of this religious leader, purported to have been Emperor Akhbar's adviser, sold at Christie's New York, 21 March 2008, lot 715