gouache and gold on paper, gold and coloured borders; verso, a Shi'a calligraphic composition in the form of a face, North India, 19th Century, in gold against a scale-like ground within a circle, all against a ground of profuse floral motifs, the upper part of the page with a lobed mihrab composed of floral motifs
gouache and gold on paper, gold and coloured borders; verso, a Shi'a calligraphic composition in the form of a face, North India, 19th Century, in gold against a scale-like ground within a circle, all against a ground of profuse floral motifs, the upper part of the page with a lobed mihrab composed of floral motifs