Holi Festival, provincial Mughal India, probably Faizabad, late 19th century Gouache and gold on paper depicting a festive scene centered around an embracing couple being sprayed by women with red paint, a symbol of love and fertility. In the background, two others prepare the nuptial bed, while musicians enliven the scene in a garden. Mounted on an album page with an orange border and a midnight-blue margin speckled with gold. Framed. Sight size: 23.8 x 17.4 cm Minor stains.