Reverse: a lotus pond in which stand eight tigers inscribed with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses; the Persian identification is on a large white lotus in the centre.
Reverse: a formalised landscape, with black buck and sheep inscribed with Harivallabha’s Hindi verses; the Persian identification is on a central rock.
Miniaturepainting: ‘Concert champêtre.’ That this is a Bukhara miniature is clear from the turban of the youth on the horizon and the coronets and heavy necklaces of the ladies. On the other hand the rocky horizons seem to be derived from the Qazwin/Khurasan style, and the face of the principa...