A Dragon, Deer, and Two Seated Women
Indian
Multiple sketches fill this page. On the left of the page are two crouching women. The one on the left is either doing the hair or picking nits from the hair of her companion. Trays of food and an ewer are before them. There is a sketch of a rocky ground with a variety of plants. It divides the female companions from a sketch of two female deer who lay on the ground. One has its head resting on the ground, while the other has it turned behind her. On the right of the page is dragon executed in Persian style. Its mouth is wide open exposing its large teeth and tongue. The placement of its legs suggests that the dragon is charging at something. Rajput Style, Kota School.
Ink on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School