A mulla teaching three pupils, one of whom washes his feet
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A mulla is teaching three pupils beneath a tree. One of the pupils washes his feet instead of reading. Mughal, c.1635. Tinted drawing. 154 by 80 mm. Reproduced: Smith (1911), pl.cxxix; Binyon and Arnold (1921), pl.xxiii.
Three baits of a ghazal written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy on blue paper; corners of floral illumination; border of panels of script on two sides, signed Shah Mahmud. Artist(s): Shah Mahmud
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Three ‘baits’ of a ‘ghazal’ written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy on blue paper; corners of floral illumination; border of panels of script on two sides, signed ‘Shah Mahmud’ (Huart (1908), 225-26). 158 by 67 mm.
The first three baits of a ghazal written diagonally in yellow nasta‘liq calligraphy; other lines and signature in blue; interlinear arabesques; borders of panels of script; signed Zain al-Din Mahmud. Artist(s): Zain al-Din Mahmud
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The first three ‘baits’ of a ‘ghazal’ written diagonally in yellow ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; other lines and signature in blue; interlinear arabesques; borders of panels of script; signed ‘Zain al-Din Mahmud’ (Huart (1908), 225, 254). 140 by 51 mm.
The first four baits of a ghazal written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy on blue paper; border of panels of script; signed Shah Mahmud. Artist(s): Shah Mahmud
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The first four ‘baits’ of a ‘ghazal’ written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy on blue paper; border of panels of script; signed ‘Shah Mahmud.’ 128 by 40 mm.
A pink rose, a blue iris and a yellow daisy, growing beside water
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A pink rose, a blue iris and a yellow daisy, growing beside water; gold clouds at top. By the same artist as f.71v, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold; background not coloured. 176 by 103 mm.
An exotic pink-flowered plant with two butterflies alighting
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Two butterflies alight on an exotic plant with pink flowers growing beside water; sky at top. Attributed to Artist B, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache; background not entirely coloured; extended at edges. 176 by 103 mm.
Three baits of a ghazal written in nasta‘liq calligraphy; corners of floral illumination; signed Muhammad Husain al-Kashmiri. Artist(s): Muhammad Husain al-Kashmiri, Zarin Qalam (fl.1560-1611)
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Three ‘baits’ of a ‘ghazal’ written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; corners of floral illumination; signed ‘Muhammad Husain al-Kashmiri’. 212 by 96 mm.