Lot 197: A SAFAVID MINIATURE PAINTING DEPICTING A COURTLY YOUTH REZA ABBASI STYLE, PERSIAN, 17TH CENTURY

Features a courtly youth standing in a landscape, dressed in a voluminous striped turban with a plume, a short-sleeved tunic with gold frogging, and a striped patka at the waist. The trousers are decorated with a pattern of mythical birds, identified as Simurghs. The figure holds a dark, curved staff in his left hand and gestures upward with his right. The central image is enclosed within multiple ruled borders of gold, orange, and blue. The outermost wide margin consists of a shikargah or hunting border, rendered in the siyah qalam technique using black ink and light wash. This border depicts lions attacking prey, deer, rabbits, and birds amidst flowering vines. 

32 x 20cm painting