A fortune teller sits at the center of this Indian painted illustration, surrounded by attendants and visitors in richly colored silks and jewels gathered in an ornate architectural space. A delicate flowering plant with a pale, dome-shaped bloom rises dramatically from the upper left, while the composition balances intricate figural detail with gold leaf accents and a muted gray-blue background that grounds the scene in contemplative mystery. Bound with 52 pages of 70lb paper, lined or unlined, behind an anti-scuff matte cover with wraparound artwork, made to order. Notes and sketches kept behind an independent artist's work, not a plain composition cover.