Nawab with his Consort
TSM Accession: 1147
Pleach No: PIF/000DMP22
Title: Nawab with his Consort
Style: Deccani Miniature
Artist: Unknown
Medium: Water colour on paper
Dimensions: 14 x 28 cms
Period: 16th / 17th Century CE
Rights: Telangana State Archaeological Museum, Hyderabad
Documented by: Pleach India Foundation, Hyderabad
The conversation between A Nawab with his Consort
The painting portrays a Nawab, seated regally on a golden chair, offering a flower to his consort. He has a thick mustache and a powerful posture, adorned in a white robe, red brocade pants, and a gold-short Patka. His consort stands before him, dressed in a blue dupatta and red brocade Pai-Jama, holding a golden tabak. Both figures are lavishly decorated with gold jewelry. The background features a typical Deccan landscape with a clear sky, birds in flight, dense green champa trees, and pine-like trees, contrasting with the white architectural structures.