A youthful prince, facing left and dressed in orange, stands with one hand on his hip and the other on the head of his staff; green background. Mughal, c.1630. Gouache with gold. 163 by 95 mm.
A mulla teaching three pupils, one of whom washes his feet
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A mulla is teaching three pupils beneath a tree. One of the pupils washes his feet instead of reading. Mughal, c.1635. Tinted drawing. 154 by 80 mm. Reproduced: Smith (1911), pl.cxxix; Binyon and Arnold (1921), pl.xxiii.
Three baits of a ghazal written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy on blue paper; corners of floral illumination; border of panels of script on two sides, signed Shah Mahmud. Artist(s): Shah Mahmud
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Three ‘baits’ of a ‘ghazal’ written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy on blue paper; corners of floral illumination; border of panels of script on two sides, signed ‘Shah Mahmud’ (Huart (1908), 225-26). 158 by 67 mm.
The first three baits of a ghazal written diagonally in yellow nasta‘liq calligraphy; other lines and signature in blue; interlinear arabesques; borders of panels of script; signed Zain al-Din Mahmud. Artist(s): Zain al-Din Mahmud
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The first three ‘baits’ of a ‘ghazal’ written diagonally in yellow ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; other lines and signature in blue; interlinear arabesques; borders of panels of script; signed ‘Zain al-Din Mahmud’ (Huart (1908), 225, 254). 140 by 51 mm.
The first four baits of a ghazal written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy on blue paper; border of panels of script; signed Shah Mahmud. Artist(s): Shah Mahmud
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The first four ‘baits’ of a ‘ghazal’ written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy on blue paper; border of panels of script; signed ‘Shah Mahmud.’ 128 by 40 mm.
A pink rose, a blue iris and a yellow daisy, growing beside water
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A pink rose, a blue iris and a yellow daisy, growing beside water; gold clouds at top. By the same artist as f.71v, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold; background not coloured. 176 by 103 mm.