Lot 81

A PORTRAIT OF A MUGHAL COURTESAN WITH A FAN
INDIA, FAIZABAD, MID-18TH CENTURY





Auction: 10 June 2026 from 14:00 BST
Description
gouache on paper heightened in gold, within decorative blue, gold and red borders, mounted on an album page with green scrolling foliage on a gilt ground, depicting a courtesan richly adorned with jewels holding a fan standing facing left, wearing a transparent robe over gold pantaloons, a floral embroidered sash about her waist and a transparent dopatta draped over her head and shoulders, verso with five diagonal lines in nasta'liq script in black wash within a border of floral lattice design
Dimensions
15cmx 6.9cm; album page 34.5cm x 12cm




