A PORTRAIT OF NAWAB ASAD KHAN

Lot 85
25.04.2024 10:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 85 | A PORTRAIT OF NAWAB ASAD KHAN
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A PORTRAIT OF NAWAB ASAD KHAN

MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1760

Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, set within red and green borders and polychrome rules, identification in black nasta'liq in the lower red border, the margins with a repeating red and gold floral spray on a white ground, the verso with 11ll. red nasta'liq arranged in two columns set within a black border illuminated with gold and gold and polychrome rules, within pink gold-speckled margins, water damage to the margins and flaking

Painting 9 7⁄8 x 7 5⁄8in. (24.7 x 19.8cm.); folio 15 ½ x 11in. (39.5 x 28cm.)

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