Portrait of Mulla Shah Badakhshi — Restored Mughal Wall Art large wall decor

Portrait of Mulla Shah Badakhshi — Restored Mughal Wall Art large wall decorA Sufi master sits in quiet contemplation, wrapped in a deep crimson robe, his gaze turned inward. This is Mulla Shah Badakhshi, saint of the Qadiri order and spiritual guide to the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh and his sister, the princess Jahanara. Such meditative portraits were commissioned in the 1640s as aids to devotion a face to hold before the eye while contemplating the divine. Rendered in delicate Mughal line around 1639, the likeness pairs the

the painting set within an illuminated floral border

while others prepare

and original paper margins preserved

and she illuminates them using directed light from a lamp in a pot

• Silent movement—no ticking sound

fastening with a tidy box clasp that tucks neatly under a sleeve at dinner later

• Shape-retaining 100% polyester insert included (handwash only)

the composition draws from the visual language of Mughal floral motifs and pietra dura ornamentation

a servant kneeling at the foreground

Pendant Length: 14 mm

painted circa 1650

a violet rock formation rises against the deep blue Mughal sky