A princely youth, facing left, stands beside a blossoming shrub, holding a gold jewel-tray. Attributed to Artist B, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold; background not entirely coloured. 171 by 99 mm.
A prince standing by a blossoming shrub in a landscape
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A princely youth standing by a blossoming shrub in a landscape. Attributed to Artist B, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold; background not entirely coloured. 171 by 99 mm.
A youth standing between flowers holding a jewelled bottle and cup
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Portrait of a youth standing between flowers holding a jewelled bottle and cup; dark green background. Mughal, c.1635. 149 by 89 mm. NOTE: A second version of this is in an album in the collection of Her Majesty the Queen, Windsor Castle (A.13, f.42), where it is i...
A quatrain written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy; background with flowers on gold; border of panels of calligraphy from a masnavi poem; signed Mahmud ibn Ishaq al-Shihabi. Artist(s): Mahmud ibn Ishaq al-Shihabi (c.1500-1600)
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A quatrain written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; background with flowers on gold; border of panels of calligraphy from a ‘masnavi’ poem; signed ‘Mahmud ibn Ishaq al-Shihabi’ (Huart (1908), 228-29). 140 by 70 mm.
Three baits of a ghazal written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy; background with flowers on gold; borders of panels of calligraphy from a masnavi poem; signed Sultan Muhammad Khandan. Artist(s): Sultan Muhammad Khandan
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Three ‘baits’ of a’ ghazal’ written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; background with flowers on gold; borders of panels of calligraphy from a ‘masnavi’ poem; signed ‘Sultan Muhammad Khandan’ (Huart (1908), 224). 147 by 57 mm.
Five lines of a nasta‘liq calligraphic exercise; background of flowers on gold; signed Muhammad Husain al-Kashmiri. Artist(s): Muhammad Husain al-Kashmiri, Zarin Qalam (fl.1560-1611)
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Five lines of a ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphic exercise; background of flowers on gold; signed ‘Muhammad Husain al-Kashmiri.’ 221 by 151 mm.