Jonah (Yunas) and the Whale (Giant Fish), Antique Mughal Manuscript Gouache Painting carved pliers with Rosine Pell's name written

with Rosine Pell's name written in what looks to be a different hand

They are strung

28" tall X 25 " wide

" "sensibility how charming

or so I presume

Jonah (Yunas) and the Whale (Giant Fish), Antique Mughal Manuscript Gouache Painting carved pliers with Rosine Pell's name writtenA wonderful small, antique Islamic manuscript page with gouache illustration of man held in the mouth of a giant fish, I believe representing the story of Jonah (Yunus) and the Whale (or giant fish) which is mentioned in the Qur'an and frequently illustrated in manuscripts. From what I understand, as it appears in the Qur'an, Yunas has fled the city of Nineveh on a ship after failing to convince its people to accept Allah. He boards a ship, and is