A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c20.s2.116
A History of Fine Art in India and Ceylon, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day c20.s2.116
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Another drawing in the same volume, in similar style, and probably by the same artist, is that on folio 60. The subject is the reading by a young *mullah* (Muhammadan teacher) from a Koran resting on a stand. Two of his companions are listening attentively, while the third, in the foreground, is engaged in pouring water over the toes of his left foot held up in his hand. The drawing of the difficult position of this figure is extremely clever (Plate CXXIX).