A LEARNED WISE MAN Deccan, Central India, 19th century Opaque pigments heightened with gold on paper, the vertical composition depicting a learned man writing in a book, seated against a cushion on a yellow-bordered rug with additional books surrounding him, examining the black night sky and taking notes, the scene located on a palatial terrace and set within concentric ochre, white and orange red borders, 20cm x 14cm.