Fascinating Hybrid: Indo-Persian Mughal Manuscript Painting after Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry couple in sled as if to say hands--or

as if to say hands--or bottoms--off

and the patterns formed by the interplay of each piece of old linen fabric

and gathering stitches to give shape to her nose

A total charmer I think

best really to perch him somewhere and leave him alone

Fascinating Hybrid: Indo-Persian Mughal Manuscript Painting after Les Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry couple in sled as if to say hands--orThis one has been a process trying to figure out, and remains a bit of a mystery to me still, but first and foremost I think it is just gorgeous in all of its ultra rich color and impossibly fine detail, and of course those flowers and butterflies consuming the border totally do it for me (complete with shadows, looking rather as if poised to ultimately consume the scene at center, too!) With some searching I've figured out that the scene represented