Persian manuscript and gouache on paper, framed

In good condition, the album page has been cropped and the painting has been backed on a cardboard, minor flaking and holes, minor smudges which do not affect the portrait, folds and occasional rubbing to the corners, as viewed.
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The prose text above the image is from Akhlaq-e Jalali by Jal al-Din Davani (d.1505-06), popular in India. The text below the image is likely to be the abridged Persian text of Kitab-e Kubra on philosophy, and in the middle are verses from Sa’di’s Bustan.