THE PAINTING ASCRIBED TO BISHAN DAS, THE MARGINS ATTRIBUTABLE TO INAYAT, MUGHAL INDIA, CIRCA 1620; THE CALLIGRAPHY, MUGHAL INDIA, EARLY 17TH CENTURY

• Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, laid down within borders of black nasta'liq and gold illuminated cartouches, the inner border ascribed 'Bishan Das' below the picture, the margins decorated with nilgai and Ibex in a gold pastoral landscape, the reverse with 4ll. strong black nasta'liq, four additional couplets set horizontally to the edges, reserved against gold illuminated ground with scrolling floral design, illuminated panel below, in dusty blue border, the margins with finely-painted floral interlace outlined in gold, mounted, framed and glazed
• 20,3 x8,9 cm (8,0 x3,5in)