Kashmiri - Illustrated Prayer Manuscript - 1780

A superb contemplative miniature prayer manuscript (12x6cm) in very good condition, showing few signs of handling.
The text is set diagonally in cloud-shaped panels (chalupa layout), between blue and gold triangles, a format typical of poetry albums and anthologies (muraqqa) from the Safaivid to Qajar periods. It is crowned with a lovely gold decorative 'Sun' heading. The key theme within this ghazal, are love and spiritual longing, in which the beloved makes a promise of faithfulness.

This is likely to have been a travelling book because of its small size which makes the condition more remarkable.

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