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Zard Paton Ka Ban (Forest of Yellowing Leaves)

Sabah Husain, 1993–1993

`The title is taken from a line from a poem by Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Pakistani's most revered poet. The work contains an eponymous actual skeletal leaf, its delicate tracery completely in tune with the calligraphic gesture contained in the work.`

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Title of artwork, date

Zard Paton Ka Ban (Forest of Yellowing Leaves), 1993–1993

Date supported

1997

Medium and material

Mixed media on handmade paper

Dimensions

183 x 122 cm

Grant

550

Total cost

2200

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