Portrait of a Sufi, first quarter 17th century, Attributed to India, Deccan, probably Bijapur, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Page: 15 1/8 x 9 3/4 in. (38.4 x 24.8 cm), Codices, The primitive fur, the alms bowl, the flute, and the trance-like meditative state identify this figure as a dervish, or a sufi, a Muslim mystic who has renounced the material aspects of existence. The sense of abstract patterning in the fur and in the man's crossed limbs, combined with the distinctive palette featuring pink and sky blue, suggest an origin in the Deccan, possibly Bijapur
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Portrait, Sufi, first quarter 17th century, Attributed, India, Deccan, Bijapur, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, paper, Page, 15 1/8 x 9 3/4, 38.4 24.8 cm, Codices, primitive, fur, alms bowl, flute, trance, meditative state, identify, figure, dervish, sufi, Muslim mystic, renounced, material aspects, existence, sense, abstract patterning, man, crossed limbs, combined, distinctive palette, featuring, pink, sky blue, suggest, origin
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