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Seated Scholar, Border Fragment from the Teheran/Berlin album

c. 1605–1610

India, Mughal Dynasty

(1526-1756)
Medium
color on paper
Measurements
Image: 10.3 x 7.5 cm (4 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.); Overall: 21.5 x 15.6 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John D. MacDonald 1971.306
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A vertically oriented opaque watercolor painting on paper depicts a man with a light skin tone and dark beard kneeling amidst golden foliage. Facing right, he wears a light pink robe with a dark brown panel and a white, red-tipped turban. Delicate gold-painted plants fill the tan background. A wide, dark green border speckled with gold flakes frames the composition, creating a rich, decorative presentation of the central figure.

Seated Scholar, Border Fragment from the Teheran/Berlin album

c. 1605–1610

India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756)

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