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.
Formal landscape in gold with trees, flowers, and animals.
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Formal landscape of trees and flowers with animals, a mirror image of f.77v. Mughal, c.1635-40. Guard page, executed in gold; the design is. 325 by 235 mm.
Three misra‘ written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy in gold on blue paper; corners of floral illumination
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Three ‘misra‘‘ written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy in gold on blue paper; corners of floral illumination. 167 by 88 mm. Folios 75 and 76 are missing.
A lady stands facing right, holding a jewelled gold cup and glass bottle; green background with sky at top. By the same artist as f.58, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold; extended at edges. 167 by 99 mm.
Ten lines of masnavi verse in nasta‘liq calligraphy, six of the lines set diagonally.
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Ten lines of ‘masnavi’ verse in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy, six of the lines set diagonally; background of floral arabesques on gold; the lines of calligraphy are not contiguous, but have been reset. 152 by 99 mm.
A quatrain written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy, with interlinear floral decoration on gold; border of panels of script on one side; signed ‘Ali. Artist(s): Mir ‘Ali al-Katib (fl.c.1500)
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A quatrain written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy, with interlinear floral decoration on gold; border of panels of script on one side; signed ‘‘Ali’. 150 by 67 mm.
A girl, facing right, stands in a landscape holding a bottle of wine and a cup; European pastoral scenes in the distance. Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold, originally oval, foreground and flowers added to form rectangular shape. 162 by 95 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.