A Provincial Mughal portrait of a young woman, possibly from the Bhil tribe, Lucknow, India, early 18th century, opaque watercolor heightened with gold on paper, depicted on a blue ground in an oval frame, wearing a purple robe and green dress, gold veil and wreath of green leaves and flowers on her head, holding a gold vessel and wine cup, outer border of gold flowers, oval 7.5 x 4.2cm., page 17.9 x 13.7cm. Provenance: Private collection, UKNote: Bhils were a tribe who inhabited the forested regions of Gujarat and Rajasthan. As inhabitants of the wild they clearly excited popular imagination and are often encountered as a subject in paintings from Mughal and later provincial ateliers.Good overall, some rubbing to borders