Gold formal landscape with animals. Librarians' seals and inscriptions.
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Formal landscape with trees birds and flowers, and deer grazing; clouds at top. Mughal, c.1635-40. Guard page executed in gold, with inscriptions. 325 by 235 mm.
A drake stands beside a pool, facing right. A pink water-lily (possibly ‘Nelumbo’ Sp.) is on the right and trees are on the horizon. Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold; panel of sky added. 163 by 101 mm, including panel at top. Reproduced: Smith (1911), pl....
Four baits of a ghazal written in nasta‘liq calligraphy; gold background with floral decoration; two lines of verse beneath; signed Muhammad Husain. Artist(s): Muhammad Husain al-Kashmiri, Zarin Qalam (fl.1560-1611)
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Four ‘baits’ of a’ ghazal’ written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; gold background with floral decoration; two lines of verse beneath; signed ‘Muhammad Husain.’ 220 by 122 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.
Two pages each with four baits of a Turki poem by Husaini, in nasta‘liq calligraphy; background of floral arabesques on gold; the lines are reset in the same style as ff.12v and 13.
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Two pages each with four baits of a Turki poem by Husaini, in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; background of floral arabesques on gold; the lines are reset in the same style as ff.12v and 13. 65 by 87 mm.
A prince in Persian costume holding a gold cup. Artist(s): Muhammad Khan (Mughal, fl. c.1630-40)
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Portrait of a prince dressed in Persian-style costume with a large white turban and purple coat, holding out a gold cup in his right hand. Clumps of flowers grow around rocks; gold clouds at top. Attributed to Muhammad Khan, Mughal, c.1630-35. Gouache with gold; backgroun...
A dervish wearing a Persian type of hat standing by a stream holding a jewelled bottle
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A dervish dressed with a Persian style hat stands by a stream holding a jewelled bottle. By the same artist as f 43v, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold; sky extended; border of panels of script. 141 by 79 mm.
Eight baits of a poem by Husaini; each page with eight lines of nasta‘liq set on a background of floral arabesques on gold in the same style as ff.10v-11.
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Eight ‘baits’ of a poem by Husaini; each page with eight lines of ‘nasta‘liq’ set on a background of floral arabesques on gold in the same style as ff.10v-11. 169 by 89 mm.
Two pages with eight baits of a Turki ghazal and a Turki poem by Husaini, written in nasta‘liq calligraphy; the lines set on a background of gold decoration.
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Two pages with eight ‘baits’ of a Turki ‘ghazal’ and a Turki poem by Husaini, written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; the lines set on a background of gold decoration. 170 by 89 mm.
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.