Archival Note Card | 1500 Series - #45

Turbaned man sits on a round cushion under a golden crescent moon while an elder offers him a tablet.

This is an archival note card from the 1500 series. It is archival paper. Many Indian miniatures draw on the Ramayana, the Mahabharata and the stories of Krishna, which painters in several courts and regions returned to again and again. Tightly cropped card with a pale blue ground and a large gold disc behind a seated, bare-chested man with pearl strings. A white-bearded man at left holds out a dark slate. A patterned rug runs along the bottom. It is 5 inches long and 7 high.

Choosing carefully, with a halo of gold to help.