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Persian Miniature Painting: Encampment with Camels  Herat circa 1600

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Persian Miniature Painting: Encampment with Camels  Herat circa 1600
"Lot 80 Christie's London UK. 4/23/1996 and 4/25/1996

Encampment with Camels

Herat circa 1600

Gouache heightened with gold on paper in a clearing with rocks and a large leafy tree (Chinar tree) a woman milks a cow while other women look out from their tents, men tend camels nearby, lines of black Nasta'liq on gold sprinkled paper in four columns above and below with an illuminated heading above, gold margins with black rules, (some creasing and flaking, negligible retouching), verso with 20ll. of elegantly black Nastaliq in four columns with central illuminated heading panel, (wear to edges, some smudging) folio   9 3/4 x 5 1/2  inch.1

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I hate to disagree with Christie's but this "milk cow" does not look quite right to me.
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Related work

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  1. Christie's Islamic Art and Indian Miniatures and Rugs and Carpets. London UK. 4/23/1996 and 4/25/1996 Lot 80

For Further Reading:

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La Miniature En Orient


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J. Barry O'Connell Jr.

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