Fascinating Hybrid: Indo-Persian Mughal Manuscript Painting after Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry old jacks set A beauty of an old

A beauty of an old tramp art box in pretty much perfect condition

I photographed then against the wood just to have a background

faceted slab of wood closing him in from behind

painted in green and cream and red in a manner that perfectly amplifies its geometries

minor and not at all detracting I think

Fascinating Hybrid: Indo-Persian Mughal Manuscript Painting after Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry old jacks set A beauty of an oldThis one has been a process trying to figure out, and remains a bit of a mystery to me still, but first and foremost I think it is just gorgeous in all of its ultra rich color and impossibly fine detail, and of course those flowers and butterflies consuming the border totally do it for me (complete with shadows, looking rather as if poised to ultimately consume the scene at center, too!) With some searching I've figured out that the scene represented