Birds by a pond. Single-page unfinished painting. Ink and opaque watercolour on paper. A parliament of birds beside a pavilion set against a pond or lake. The birds include pairs of parrots, hoopoes, partridges, pheasants, ducks, a pelican, an eared nightjar and a waterhen.
Mughal Style
18thC(early)
India
© Trustees of the British Museum
I would love to be able to see it up close
How arresting the birds are!Even though no perspective and backdrop/background is still to be painted.Such incredible artists!
Gopi Sundar