Hand painted miniature painting. Gouache paint on paper. Made in India. The paper is old, but the painting may date to circa 2000 when it was bought.
Measurements:
the painting alone is approx 7 1/2 - 8 X 4 inches. The painting with the script is approximately 9 1/2 X 5 1/2 inches.
Description:
A beautifully executed, finely detailed painting in the old Persian and Mughal Indian tradition. A caravan of royalty - Maharaja, Nobles and queenly ladies with a variety of animals very typical of India - including camels, elephants, deer and horses. The Maharaja sits in his gold palanquin atop an elephant. Various important looking people ride camels both ahead and behind him. In one ox-drawn carriage, a lady is being driven by a pink-turbanned driver, while a group of 4 men carry another woman on her palanquin. A water carrier in the front traipses behind a noble on a prancing horse, while another small person drives a single deer behind a group of gentlemen on foot. Behind are arches and gardened landscapes with cranes flying above lotus flowers. The sun is setting golden on the horizon. Pairs of cranes and swans add detail. Arches, roads and pagodas are all highly decorated, typical of the love of adornment in India to this day.
The painting is surrounded on 3 sides by script and the back of the page is similarly covered in writing. The page looks a lot older than the painting and was probably torn out of an old book.
Condition:
The painting itself is in very good condition. The edges of the old paper are torn and there are a number of tiny holes near the edges that could be moth or pin holes. These in no way touch the pictorial elements and are mentioned only for accuracy.
