A SUFI SHEIKH AND HIS DISCIPLE

Very good overall condition. Beige folio border with floral motifs is not seen in catalog illustration. Very slight flaking to black pigment on turban of student figure seated at right. The blues and lavenders are slightly deeper in reality. This lot is exhibited in a temporary frame.
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A rotund bearded sheikh in a mauve floral-patterned robe and hat, sits meditating against a maroon bolster.  Under a mango tree bursting with fruit, fingering his subhah (prayer beads).  His disciple sits respectfully facing him - his right hand holding his left wrist.  On an emerald-colored rug with maroon floral border a white marble tank behind them.  In the distance plantains unfold and birds fly in a lapis blue sky. 

For a general discussion of painting at Hyderabad refer to Mark Zebrowski, Deccani Painting, London, 1983, pp. 244 -282.