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.
Two partridges on grassland. One eats a winged insect and birds fly above. Attributed to Artist B, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache; background not entirely coloured. 172 by 109 mm. NOTE: A later version of this is in an album in the collection of Her Majesty the Q...
Six lines of verse written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy; background of flowers on gold; border of panels of script on two sides; inscribed (incorrectly) Sultan ‘Ali al-Mashhadi. Artist(s): Sultan ‘Ali al-Mashhadi (fl. c.1500), attributed to
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Six lines of verse written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; background of flowers on gold; border of panels of script on two sides; inscribed (incorrectly) ‘Sultan ‘Ali al-Mashhadi’ (Huart (1908), 221-22). 197 by 81 mm.
Seven lines from a manual of good counsels, and two masnavi baits, written in nasta‘liq calligraphy with interlinear floral decoration on gold; border of panels of script on three sides
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Seven lines from a manual of good counsels, and two ‘masnavi baits,’ written in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy with interlinear floral decoration on gold; border of panels of script on three sides. 197 by 80 mm.
A princely youth stands on grassland holding a spray of pink roses; green background with band of sky at top. Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold. 144 by 96 mm.
European man and woman dressed in Elizabethan costume standing holding hands
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A European gentleman and lady dressed in Elizabethan costume stand facing one another in a landscape, the gentleman grasping the lady by the hand. Mughal, c.1620-30. Gouache with gold. 144 by 97 mm. Reproduced: Burns (1925).