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2661. Add Or 3129, f.2

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.2
Title:
Gold formal landscape with animals. Dara Shikoh's dedicatory inscription to Nadira Banu Begum.
Scope & Content:
Formal landscape of trees and flowers with deer, birds, lynxes, foxes and lions; clouds at top. Mughal, c.1630-40. Executed in gold, with an inscription (‘see above)’ which has been obliterated in gold; the gold has subsequently worn away, particularly over the black ink o...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

2662. Add Or 3129, f.2v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.2v
Title:
Right hand half of a double page illuminated heading with fine floral and arabesque decoration.
Scope & Content:
The right-hand half of a double page illuminated heading with fine floral and arabesque decoration in colours and gold. Mughal, c.1610-30. The seven lines of ‘nasta‘liq,’ an extract from a manual of Sufism, have been set with interlinear floral illumination in a different ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1610-1630
Extent:
1 Item

2663. Add Or 3129, f.3

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.3
Title:
Quatrain written in nasta‘liq calligraphy by Muhammad Salih for his son; background of floral arabesques on gold; lines of verse in smaller nasta‘liq set alongside.. Artist(s): Muhammad Salih (fl.c.1630-1640)
Scope & Content:
Quatrain written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Muhammad Salih for his son; background of floral arabesques on gold; lines of verse in smaller ‘nasta‘liq’ set alongside. 223 by 146 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

2664. Add Or 3129, f.3v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.3v
Title:
A young prince with a rose and a book
Scope & Content:
A young prince, facing left, holds a pink rose and a slender volume; dark green background. Mughal, c.1630. Gouache with gold. 132 by 68 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

2665. Add Or 3129, f.4

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.4
Title:
A mulla with a book
Scope & Content:
A mulla standing in a field holds a book in his left hand, and wears a striped cloak with fur collar: birds and clouds above. Attributed to Artist B, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold. 153 by 87 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

2666. Add Or 3129, f.4v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.4v
Title:
A quatrain in nasta‘liq calligraphy; background of floral and hatched decoration in gold and pink.
Scope & Content:
A quatrain in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; background of floral and hatched decoration in gold and pink. 151 by 100 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

2667. Add Or 3129, f.5

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.5
Title:
Ten lines of masnavi verse in nasta‘liq calligraphy, six of the lines set diagonally.
Scope & Content:
Ten lines of ‘masnavi’ verse in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy, six of the lines set diagonally; background of floral arabesques on gold; the lines of calligraphy are not contiguous, but have been reset. 152 by 99 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

2668. Add Or 3129, f.5v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.5v
Title:
A young prince seated with a river scene in the distance
Scope & Content:
A young Mughal prince is seated against a gold cushion. There is a river scene in the distance with a boat appearing from the right. Mughal, c.1630. Gouache with gold. 151 by 89 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

2669. Add Or 3129, f.6

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.6
Title:
A prince with fruit and a cup
Scope & Content:
A princely youth stands holding a fruit and a jewelled gold cup; green background with sky at top. Mughal, c.1630. Gouache with gold. 158 by 98 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

2670. Add Or 3129, f.6v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.6v
Title:
Four lines from a Ghazal written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy; background of floral arabesques on gold; signed ‘Ali al-Katib.. Artist(s): Mir ‘Ali al-Katib (fl.c.1500)
Scope & Content:
Four lines from a ‘Ghazal’ written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; background of floral arabesques on gold; signed ‘‘Ali al-Katib.’ 184 by 99 mm. Folio 7 is missing.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1500
Extent:
1 Item

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