An Indo-Persian miniature painted in gouache on a manuscript leaf, with an open-air banquet: seven figures raising their cups beside a river, one of them on horseback, under an awning among colored rocks, flowering trees and a gold sky. Blue border with a frieze and Persian text across the page and margin.
An Indo-Persian miniature painted in gouache on a manuscript leaf, with an open-air banquet: seven figures raising their cups beside a river, one of them on horseback, under an awning among colored rocks, flowering trees and a gold sky. Blue border with a frieze and Persian text across the page and margin.
Medium: gouache and gold on a manuscript leaf
Source: Persian manuscript leaf with calligraphic text and marginal notes
Date: 17th century (per the old record)
Dimensions: 7.5 x 10.9 in (19 x 27.8 cm)
Condition: fair for its age; one edge rough from removal from the binding, a stain in the right margin, small holes (at least two affect the image) and a small restoration visible from the verso at the lower center