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TWO ALBUM PAGES : MULLAH MUHAMMAD NAZIK AND DATI BABA DECCAN, CENTRAL INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY
DECCAN, CENTRAL INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the first with the bearded scholar facing left, depicted kneeling on a terrace, wearing white turban and tunic, flanked by two trees bearing blooms, identified below as Hazrat Mullah Muhammad Nazik (?), laid down on pink card with gold floral decoration; the reverse with two panels of black naskh script, on green card with gold floral decoration; the second with the mullah facing right, depicted kneeling in a floral field, wearing white turban and brown tunic, identified as Hazrat Dati Baba, laid down on green card with gold floral decoration; the reverse with two panels of black naskh script, on blue card with gold floral decoration
Each page 16 ¼ x 9 ¼in. (41.2 x 23.5cm.); the first painting 7 ¼ x 5 3/8in. (18.5 x 13.7cm.); the second painting 6 ¼ x 4 ½in. (16 x 11.5cm.)
DECCAN, CENTRAL INDIA, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the first with the bearded scholar facing left, depicted kneeling on a terrace, wearing white turban and tunic, flanked by two trees bearing blooms, identified below as Hazrat Mullah Muhammad Nazik (?), laid down on pink card with gold floral decoration; the reverse with two panels of black naskh script, on green card with gold floral decoration; the second with the mullah facing right, depicted kneeling in a floral field, wearing white turban and brown tunic, identified as Hazrat Dati Baba, laid down on green card with gold floral decoration; the reverse with two panels of black naskh script, on blue card with gold floral decoration
Each page 16 ¼ x 9 ¼in. (41.2 x 23.5cm.); the first painting 7 ¼ x 5 3/8in. (18.5 x 13.7cm.); the second painting 6 ¼ x 4 ½in. (16 x 11.5cm.)
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