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"Fairies Descend to the Chamber of Prince Manohar", Folio from a Gulshan-i 'Ishq (Rose Garden of Love)
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Ink opaque watercolor gold and silver on paper
Rights: Public Domain
Islamic Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Purchase Friends of Islamic Art Gifts 2011
Title: "Fairies Descend to the Chamber of Prince Manohar", Folio from a Gulshan-i 'Ishq (Rose Garden of Love)
Description:
Ink opaque watercolor gold and silver on paper.
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