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Small Persian gouache: a dark fish in an oval at top; below, a horned red-skirted figure, a seated man in blue robe, and a grey pig-like animal.

Pisces, the fish: Persian zodiac gouache painting

A dark fish swims within an oval panel at the top of this small Persian gouache, above a lower scene of a horned, red-skirted figure and a seated man in a blue robe. A grey animal resembling a pig stands between them on a pale ground, with tufts of grass below.

Artist
Unknown
Date
[between 1800 and 1899?]
Medium
Gouaches Paintings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
2267 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1909.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection