A YOUTH HOLDING A WINE CUP, SAFAVID ISFAHAN, 16TH CENTURY
A YOUTH HOLDING A WINE CUP
SAFAVID ISFAHAN, 16TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the youth holding a gold cup in his right hand, wearing a gold robe elaborately decorated with birds amidst stylised cloud scrolls tied with a blue sash, laid down within a narrow border comprising single orange flowers, the later margins with birds and scrolling floral design reserved against dark blue ground, the reverse with a later ownership seal impression
Painting 6 7/8 x 3 ½in. (17.3 x 9cm.); folio 13 x 8 ¾in. (33 x 22.3cm.)
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A YOUTH HOLDING A WINE CUP
SAFAVID ISFAHAN, 16TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the youth holding a gold cup in his right hand, wearing a gold robe elaborately decorated with birds amidst stylised cloud scrolls tied with a blue sash, laid down within a narrow border comprising single orange flowers, the later margins with birds and scrolling floral design reserved against dark blue ground, the reverse with a later ownership seal impression
Painting 6 7/8 x 3 ½in. (17.3 x 9cm.); folio 13 x 8 ¾in. (33 x 22.3cm.)
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