Persian dancing girl, fine painting on paper [Qajar Persia, first quarter of the nineteenth century]
Persian dancing girl, fine painting on paper [Qajar Persia, first quarter of the nineteenth century] single leaf, ink and watercolour on paper, depicting a dancing girl performing an acrobatic moment balancing on her forearms, placed on a Persian carpet with wine, pomegranates and a western tea cup and saucer, the lady is wearing pearls around her neck and a jewelled head-dress, some slight shadowing on the ground where she stands, else blank surrounding, exceptionally clean and bright condition, some very faint browning to edges from mount (not affecting image), 200 by 135 mm.; in gold-speckled mount, framed and glazed
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Persian dancing girl, fine painting on paper [Qajar Persia, first quarter of the nineteenth century] single leaf, ink and watercolour on paper, depicting a dancing girl performing an acrobatic moment balancing on her forearms, placed on a Persian carpet with wine, pomegranates and a western tea cup and saucer, the lady is wearing pearls around her neck and a jewelled head-dress, some slight shadowing on the ground where she stands, else blank surrounding, exceptionally clean and bright condition, some very faint browning to edges from mount (not affecting image), 200 by 135 mm.; in gold-speckled mount, framed and glazed