Nim Qalam on Marble210€
Indo-Persian school
Opaque pigments on marble panel
Gilded wood frame, archival mount
22x27 cm
An exceptional example of the Nim Qalam (half-pen) technique, prioritizing tonal depth and monochromatic precision. Executed on a rare polished marble substrate, the work depicts a noble figure in a Majlis assembly, attended by musicians and courtiers while smoking a huqqa. The non-porous surface requires significant technical mastery to achieve the atmospheric perspective and calligraphic detail typical of the 18th and 19th-century Mughal and Rajput courts.