A pink rose, a blue iris, a pimpernel and other plants
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A pink rose, a blue iris, a pimpernel and other flowering plants; gold clouds at top. Attributed to Artist A, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold; background uncoloured. 169 by 101 mm.
A quatrain written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy; corners of floral decoration; signed Muhammad Husain Zarrin Qalam Akbar Shahi.. Artist(s): Muhammad Husain al-Kashmiri, Zarin Qalam (fl.1560-1611)
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A quatrain written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; corners of floral decoration; signed ‘Muhammad Husain Zarrin Qalam Akbar Shahi.’ 168 by 80 mm.
A quatrain written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy on marbled paper; corners of floral decoration; signed Muhammad Husain Zarrin Qalam Akbar Shahi. Artist(s): Muhammad Husain al-Kashmiri, Zarin Qalam (fl.1560-1611)
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A quatrain written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy on marbled paper; corners of floral decoration; signed ‘Muhammad Husain Zarrin Qalam Akbar Shahi.’ 168 by 81 mm.
A courtier standing with hands leaning on his staff
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Portrait of a courtier, dressed in pale brown, standing facing left with his hands resting on his staff; green background. Mughal, c.1630. Gouache with gold. 173 by 102 mm. Reproduced: Burns (1925).
A princely youth stands holding a sword and a pink flower; pale green background with clouds at top. Attributed to Artist D, Mughal c.1635. Gouache with gold. 175 by 103 mm.
A quatrain written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy; corners illuminated; signed Kashmiri. Artist(s): Muhammad Husain al-Kashmiri, Zarin Qalam (fl.1560-1611)
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A quatrain written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; corners illuminated; signed ‘Kashmiri .’ 189 by 90 mm.
Three baits of a ghazal written in nasta‘liq calligraphy on marbled paper; corners of floral illumination; signed ‘Abd al-Rahim ‘Anbarin Qalam. Artist(s): ‘Abd al-Rahim, ‘Anbarin Qalam (fl. 1590-1630)
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Three ‘baits’ of a ‘ghazal’ written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy on marbled paper; corners of floral illumination; signed ‘‘Abd al-Rahim ‘Anbarin Qalam.’ 190 by 90 mm.
A pair of pheasants in a landscape with flowers, the cock in the foreground and the hen crouching in the middle distance. By the same artist as f.63v, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache; background not entirely coloured. 170 by 109 mm.