A lady smoking a huqqa, Rajasthan, North-West India, late 18th...

A lady smoking a huqqa, Rajasthan, North-West India, late 18th century, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold, the scene at night with stars overhead, a lady wanders in the cool of her garden with her consorts, one who holds her gold huqqa pipe as she places the mouthpiece to her lips, the palace behind has gold gem-set pillars and doors and the flowers in the surrounding gardens echo the lavishly decorated floorspread and theme of opulence, folio 33 x 20cm.