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A FINE MUGHAL MINIATURE PAINTING OF A TULIP, 17TH-18TH CENTURY
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04月17日 下午5点 开拍 /15天1小时
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A FINE MUGHAL MINIATURE PAINTING OF A TULIP, 17TH-18TH CENTURYIndia. Opaque mineral pigments on paper. Finely painted with a botanical study of a singular red Schrenck's tulip, the blossom complete with a bulb, roots, stem, and leaves, enclosed within a rectangular frame, flanked by inscriptions in the top and bottom register.Inscriptions: Inscribed in Persian nasta?līq script to the front and back.The Persian inscription, written in elegant nasta?līq, describes the plant depicted and outlines its qualities and medicinal properties according to traditional Persian pharmacology, referring to its nature and beneficial uses.Provenance: The previous owner lives in Oxford, United Kingdom. She inherited the present lot from her grandparents, who were stationed at the British Embassy in Shanghai before the Second World War. They were evacuated prior to the Japanese invasion and subsequently lived in Hong Kong. Condition: Good condition with wear, minor fading to colors, some soiling, little stains, rubbing, and losses along the edges which are partially reinforced. The back of the sheet with remnants of paper tape for mounting. The frame with good condition with wear and traces of use.Dimensions: Image size 24.5 x 13.2 cm, Size incl. frame 36 x 24 cmFramed under glass. (2)For most, the tulip conjures up visions of the Dutch landscape-canals, windmills, and fields of blooming flowers. These popular and diverse flowers, however, had their beginnings in Central Asia, and were brought within the reach of Europe by the Ottomans. Although widely cultivated in imperial gardens, the tulip was immortalized in Ottoman culture in a different form, as a motif widely employed by the imperial workshops during the reign of Suleyman 'The Magnificent'.Floral patterns were particularly popular in Iznik ceramics, and the tulip, with its elegant, curling petals, was especially common. It was employed on objects like jugs and plates as well as on tiles to be used in decorating buildings.The Mughal emperors had long been enchanted by flowers, especially tulips. The first Mughal emperor Babur wrote about them in his memoirs: “Tulips of many colors cover these foot-hills; I once counted them up; it came out at 32 or 33 different sorts. We named one the Rose-scented, because its perfume was a little like that of the red rose; it grows by itself on Shaikh's-plain, here and nowhere else. The Hundred-leaved tulip is another…” (Baburnama, p.215).This strong interest in flowers and floral imagery coincided with the arrival in India of European engravings, printed herbals and florilegia, which the painters of the royal Mughal atelier readily absorbed into their artistic vocabulary, producing their own brilliant versions. Auction result comparison: Type: RelatedAuction: Christie's London, 22 April 2013, lot 279Price: GBP 5,000 or approx. EUR 8,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing: A pink tulip, possibly by the master of the borders, Mughal India, possibly Deccan, mid-17th centuryExpert remark: Note the size (29 x 17.7 cm).

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