Portrait of a Mughal Ruler

Description:

Portrait of a Mughal Ruler, India, watercolor and gold on wasli, standing in a garden and holding a flower in one hand, wearing a yellow patterned angarkha tied with a golden sash securing a sword, wearing pearl jewelry and a green turban, bordered with multiple gilt and floral patterned borders, a gilt inscription in the sky above the clouds, framed and glazed, sight size 10 3/4 x 7 1/4 in.
Estimate $1,200-1,500

Not examined out of frame, small area of paint loss lower left.


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