A Persian Miniature Manuscript Illustration Painting

Likely Safavid Iran, 16th or 17th century period or style, opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper, the composition is animated by numerous elegantly attired figures engaged in conversation, music, and ceremony across a series of tiled terraces and architectural pavilions, with intricate geometric and floral ornamentation of the buildings rendered in vivid cobalt blue, turquoise, ochre, and red tones, while a flowering tree rises dramatically through the center of the composition, balancing the densely populated scene, presented under glass with mat in a frame.

Frame dimensions 17 1/2 x 12 in., Paper size 14 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.

Kaigado, Tokyo

Overall good condition; repaired tear to left side; loss to right upper corner of paper; wear with some thinning to paper throughout; some stains and dirt to surface; toning to paper; no retouching or repainting when examined under blacklight.