India , Sultanate Period, first half 16th century. Illustration from the so called “ Bombay Chandayana” Watercolor and gold on paper. . This belongs to a dispersed illustrated Chandayana manuscript of the love epic of Lauraka and Chanda. The love story , which could almost be called Mystical, is told by Mawalana DaUD from Dolman , near Kanpur who composed this poem in 1389, during the reign of Firuz Shan Tughlug, for his vizier, Jahan Shan, the son of Khan Jahan Maqbul.Reverse every page in text is written in Thuluth ( or in Naskhi) which might refer to the area around delhi. 68 of these miniature are on Prince of Wales Museum , Bombay. 9.44 inches x 7.48 inches. Provenance: German collection, heidelberg