Description
A layered narrative unfolds across this antique Indian miniature, depicting a palace scene populated with figures engaged in courtly life, romance, and daily activities rendered in jewel tones of lapis, coral, emerald, and gold. The composition stacks multiple vignettes vertically, with ornate architectural frames and calligraphic Persian text panels at the top anchoring the theatrical staging of this classical tale. Precision-cut from thick, satin-finish paperboard and made to order, in 500 or 1,000 pieces. An afternoon spent building an independent artist's work.