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Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso) (late 1500s–early 1600s) by Riza-yi Abbasi — ink, gold, and opaque watercolo Zoom

Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso)

Riza-yi Abbasi · late 1500s–early 1600s

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Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso) — Riza-yi Abbasi

Persian Couplets (recto); Sleeping Youth (verso)

Riza-yi Abbasi · late 1500s–early 1600s

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