{"product_id":"two-butterflies-in-mughal-miniature-by-mohan-prajapati","title":"Two Butterflies in Mughal Miniature by Mohan Prajapati","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-sheets-root=\"1\"\u003eThis delicate Mughal miniature painting by Mohan Prajapati presents a naturalist's study of two butterfly specimens, rendered with scientific precision against a luminous gold leaf ground and framed by lines of fine Persianate calligraphy, continuing the imperial tradition of natural history painting cultivated in Mughal ateliers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMughal miniature paintings are intricate, highly detailed artworks that flourished in India between the 16th and 19th centuries. This courtly art form uniquely blends bold Indian colors, delicate Persian lines, and European shading, capturing a vivid record of the Mughal era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSet one above the other on the burnished gold leaf field, the upper specimen is a pale powder-blue butterfly resembling a Common Blue (Polyommatus icarus), its wings dusted in soft silvery-blue with a scalloped border of small black spots and a faint dark margin tracing each wingtip, its slender black body and antennae picked out in fine line work. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBelow it rests a larger, more dramatic specimen evocative of the European Peacock butterfly (Aglais io), its wings a rich gradient of burnt orange and amber, each forewing and hindwing bearing a single bold concentric eyespot in blue-black, white, and red, with deep umber-brown, scalloped wing margins framing the design. Both insects are centred within a slim ochre-yellow rule that separates the gold panel from the aged, deckle-edged paper, while horizontal bands of black Persian nasta'liq script run above and below the image, and a single calligraphic folio mark sits beneath the lower border. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe paper itself bears the warm, foxed patina and torn, irregular edges of age, lending the folio the tactile authenticity of a genuine historical manuscript page.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"97\" data-end=\"140\"\u003e24K gold foil is used in this painting.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mohan Prajapati","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48967913078998,"sku":null,"price":6500.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1194\/1498\/files\/1._Two_Butterflies_in_Mughal_Miniature_by_Mohan_Prajapati.jpg?v=1783505111","url":"https:\/\/www.memeraki.com\/products\/two-butterflies-in-mughal-miniature-by-mohan-prajapati","provider":"Memeraki Retail and Tech Pvt Ltd.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}