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AN INDIAN MINIATURE PAINTING OF COURTLY LADIES RECEIVING A MALE COURTIER ON A TERRACE - A finely painted Indian miniature depicting two courtly ladies seated beneath an ornate palace pavilion, facing a prominent male figure kneeling before them with raised hands in a gesture of address or supplication. The ladies are richly dressed and adorned with jewellery, while the male figure wears a white robe, yellow sash and turban. The scene unfolds on a palace terrace, framed by cusped arches, decorative columns and a richly patterned canopy, with flowering trees and architectural structures in the background. The lower register depicts attendants carrying vessels and provisions. Executed in opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, in a delicate palette of red, yellow, green and blue, and presented in a later mount and frame. 48 by 37 cm. 24 by 18 cm.