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Ascetics,
pen and ink heightened with gold and colour, in a forest clearing, six men, two of whom have halos, sit and talk, a sixth man stands behind leaning on a staff, trees behind, birds fly above, a cat crouches in the foreground, panels of gold scrolling arabesque vine above and below, the whole within a border of blue and gold ground floral arabesques, outer border of gold flowering vine, mounted on green leaf with gold scrolling floral sprays, mounted, (some flaking and creasing, small area of trees repainted), Mughal, circa 1600 - miniature 11 x 6.8cm.
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pen and ink heightened with gold and colour, in a forest clearing, six men, two of whom have halos, sit and talk, a sixth man stands behind leaning on a staff, trees behind, birds fly above, a cat crouches in the foreground, panels of gold scrolling arabesque vine above and below, the whole within a border of blue and gold ground floral arabesques, outer border of gold flowering vine, mounted on green leaf with gold scrolling floral sprays, mounted, (some flaking and creasing, small area of trees repainted), Mughal, circa 1600 - miniature 11 x 6.8cm.
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