Smoking Hookah, Many Faces, Regal Couple: Antique Double-sided Indian Manuscript Page woven rug as if the bird is

as if the bird is hovering over or just lifting off of the water

closed 6 1/8" long x 7/8" wide x 1/4" deep

The graphite drawn side is smoother oil/waxed cloth

and this is an even rarer

Dark green ceiling wax is holding the shop very firmly in place

Smoking Hookah, Many Faces, Regal Couple: Antique Double-sided Indian Manuscript Page woven rug as if the bird isI purchased this from a dealer in my neck of the woods, who travelled and collected extensively, and interestingly, in Southeast Asia over many years. The text here is in Hindi, though I have not managed to translate it. What struck me first was the wonderful grid of faces of this woman at lower left, a mix of frontal and profile views with some great expressions among them, looking a whole lot like strips of photo booth selfies (or an instagram