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South Asia, India, Mughal Empire, ca. 19th century CE. A ravishing depiction of a lovely young girl standing with her hands clasped together before her chest amidst lush, verdant gardens beneath an azure blue sky. The artist presents this beauty in an elegant silk dress with a beaded collar, buttons down the front, and a royal blue sash. Her facial expression is serene with almond-shaped eyes, arched brows, a naturalistic nose, and heart-shaped pink lips upon an alabaster white complexion with blushing cheeks - this beautiful visage framed by a long black, centrally parted coiffure, with a red-beaded royal blue hat/diadem completing her outfit. Finely painted on paper (either Bansaha from crushed bamboo, Tatha from jute, or Tulat from cotton) and matted in silk under glass in a gilded frame. Size: 19.5" L x 13.5" W (49.5 cm x 34.3 cm); 28" L x 22" W (71.1 cm x 55.9 cm) in frame

Mughal painting refers to a type of miniature painting - either serving as book illustrations or created as single work. The term miniature suggests a tiny scale; however, it actually indicates a style of watercolor work similar to early European book illustrations that used the red pigment minia. Some Indian miniatures are in fact quite large. The Mughal style stems from Persian miniature painting, though with Indian Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist influences, evolving largely throughout the Mughal Empire (16th to 19th centuries), and eventually spreading to other Indian courts - Muslim, Hindu, and Sikh - flourishing during the reigns of Akbar, Shah Jahan, and Jahangir. The tradition continues today with Mughal-style miniature paintings still being created, though by a relatively small number of artists in Rajasthan.

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Butterfields auction

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  • Condition: Minor surface wear, slight paint discoloring on face and right shoulder.

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