Visit to the sage, Mughal India, Lucknow, second half of 18th century Gouache and gold on paper depicting a haloed sage, his eyes closed, seated cross-legged under a tree, at the edge of a body of water, towards whom three winged women or peris are advancing, presenting him with offerings. The scene takes place at night, and behind it flows a wide river leading to a city visible in the distance. Mounted as an album page on card stock with several gilded floral borders and a wide gold-powdered margin hidden by a woven textile passe-partout. Framed. Dim. page view: 28.7 x 18.3 cm; dim. painting: 22.1 x 12 cm Mounted on cardboard, minor overpainting, a few polychromatic shifts, repaired edge accidents.