Two cotton spinners, North India, Punjab, Sikh artist, second half of the 19th century Gouache on cardboard depicting a man and a woman seated on the floor, busy spinning cotton. The man is working with a wooden mule suspended by cables from the ceiling, while the woman is creating small bobbins which she stores in a basket, rolling the fibers contained in another tray in front of her between her fingers. The scene takes place in an enclosed space beneath an archway, with a door visible in the background. It is framed by a white border, a black border and a red margin. Framed. 15 x 20.5 cm Minor wear, small stains. Provenance : Vente de la Collection de M. Jean Pozzi, Paris, Hôtel Drouot, Mes Rheims et Laurin, December 2, 1970, n°139. Bibliography : BLOCHET, Edgar. Miniatures persanes et indo-persanes de la collection J. Pozzi, 1928, n° 61.