"Two Nightingales in a Rose Bush", Double-Sided Illustrated Leaf from an Ottoman Album
'Abdullah Bukhari
Date
ca. 1725–45
Medium
Opaque watercolor with black ink, shell, and gold leaf on paper, with a marbled paper margin
Dimensions
Folio: H. 16 5/16 in. (41.4 cm) W. 11 in. (27.9 cm) Painting: H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm) W. 4 5/16 in. (11 cm)
Credit Line
Purchase, Ravi and Seran Trehan Gift, in celebration of Turkey’s Centennial, 2023
License
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights (Creative Commons Zero).
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