Description
A richly detailed Persian or Islamic manuscript illumination depicts a celestial garden scene with a crowned figure seated upon an ornate throne in the upper left, surrounded by attendants, flowering plants, and architectural elements rendered in jewel-toned blues, golds, reds, and greens. The composition layers multiple narrative moments across the page, with figures engaged in various activities, while birds and botanical motifs populate the blue sky and verdant garden spaces, all contained within nested frames of burnished gold leaf. 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.
