A GOLDEN ALBUM PAGE WITH DECOUPE VASE OF FLOWERS, BIJAPUR/DECCAN, INDIA, CIRCA 1630-1640

Reference: ART4001591

Lyrical flowers and tender buds grow from thorny stems that spring from a fantastical vase. This tour-de-force of decoupage was likely executed at the court of Muhammad Adil Shah of Bijapur (reigned 1627–56) for the sultan's royal album.
21.5 by 13.5 cm.