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A NOBLEMAN MEDITATING AT A SHRINE BESIDE A WATERFALL
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- A NOBLEMAN MEDITATING AT A SHRINE BESIDE A WATERFALL
- Opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper
- image: 9 1/4 by 6 1/2 in. (22.8 by 15.2 cm)
- folio: 11 1/2 by 7 3/4 in. (27.9 by 17.7 cm)
Provenance
Acquired 1990's
Condition
Some age-related toning and abrasions with slight paint losses and minor creases particularly to the background, clearly visible in catalogue illustration. Minor toning and rubbing to borders. Buff borders applied in lateral sections. Verso: Backed with sheet of polished paper showing black and gold ruled lines and black ink inscription at top. Some stains and rust marks. Paper reinforcement strips applied in some sections. Conservation framed.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A superb depiction of a nobleman wearing a green cape over green robes sitting with folded knees on a silk mat on a terrace before a white marble shrine - silent in prayerful meditation. His pagri with earflaps down positioned against the chill weather. He fingers a strand of rosary beads with both hands. Behind him a hilly yellow landscape filled with scrub grass and small plants rises like a wall - a silvery stylized waterfall flows downhill past a solitary leafy tree. Gold streaks in the evening sky at the upper right corner.
With gold inner margins between black and white rules. Natural/buff outer borders. Inscribed in black in Nasta'liq script in the top border.
An open folio set in front of him contains a minute inscription in Nasta'liq script (illegible). Another inscription in gold script on the dome of the white shrine containing two lines of prayers and "Mohammad Ahmed Rehmatullah" possibly the name of the individual commemorated.