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Miniature painting on a Persian manuscript folio - Miniature painting on a Persian manuscript folio India, 20th century Mineral and vegetable pigments and gold highlights on folio from a manuscript probably dating from the 18th century with Persian text. The painting depicts a night scene immersed in a mountainous river landscape. The lower portion depicts a man and a woman bathing. On the right, a male figure armed with a sword rows alone in a zoomorphic boat, whose prow resembles the head of a swan or sacred bird (hamsa), a symbol of purity and knowledge. Border decorated with floral motifs, enriched by large birds emerging from the limits of the frame. Cm 31.5x19