Smoking Hookah, Many Faces, Regal Couple: Antique Double-sided Indian Manuscript Page sewing bag Ink and pencil on rag

Ink and pencil on rag paper

which feel almost as if they were dug out of the ground fully formed

which would certainly make a fabulous wedding present

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including some rusting along the edges and scratches as documented in photos

Smoking Hookah, Many Faces, Regal Couple: Antique Double-sided Indian Manuscript Page sewing bag Ink and pencil on ragI purchased this from a dealer in my neck of the woods, who travelled and collected extensively, and interestingly, in Southeast Asia over many years. The text here is in Hindi, though I have not managed to translate it. What struck me first was the wonderful grid of faces of this woman at lower left, a mix of frontal and profile views with some great expressions among them, looking a whole lot like strips of photo booth selfies (or an instagram