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Courtly Palace Scene -- Rajasthani Miniature, Nobleman with Musicians and Courtesans
North India (Rajasthan or Punjab), circa 1880

A North Indian miniature in the late Rajasthani or Indo-Persian school depicting a nobleman at leisure in a palace garden, attended by musicians and courtesans. Fine linear detail with polychrome ornamentation, gold highlights, and checkered flooring. Page number 134 (Arabic numeral) is visible at the top, confirming its origin as a recycled printed book leaf from a lithographed Persian/Urdu volume c. 1860-1890.

Manuscript Context:
Painted over a published Persian/Urdu text leaf in printed Nastaliq script. The subject and style reflect the late 19th-century revival of courtly painting in North India, merging Mughal-Rajput conventions with commercial production.

Medium: Opaque watercolor (gouache) and ink with gold highlights on repurposed printed Persian/Urdu manuscript paper
Artist/Origin: Unknown North Indian artist, late Rajasthani/Indo-Persian school