Four lines from a Ghazal written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy; background of floral arabesques on gold; signed ‘Ali al-Katib.. Artist(s): Mir ‘Ali al-Katib (fl.c.1500)
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Four lines from a ‘Ghazal’ written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; background of floral arabesques on gold; signed ‘‘Ali al-Katib.’ 184 by 99 mm. Folio 7 is missing.
A bustard stands on grassland by water, looking to the right; birds and cloudy sky above. Attributed to Artist B, Mughal, c 1635. Gouache; background not entirely coloured. 185 by 113 mm. Reproduced: Smith (1911), pl.CXX. NOTE: A later version of th...
A night heron (‘Nycticorax nycticorax nicticorax,’ Linn.) stands with its feet in water, facing left; a pink lily grows on the left. Mughal, c.1635. Gouache; background not entirely coloured. 165 by 102 mm. Reproduced: Brown (1925), pl.LV, fig.2.
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....
An ascetic, his hair coiled upon his head, is seated on a deer-skin in a rocky landsape, holding a religious text in his right hand. A stream issues from a lion-head gargoyle on the left, a town is in the distance. Mughal, c.1630. Tinted drawing, with contemporary extensi...
An ascetic, his long hair coiled upon his head, is seated on a deer-skin on a rocky hillock beneath a tree, holding a rosary. Mughal, c.1630. Tinted drawing, with contemporary extensions at edges. 150 by 83 mm.
A lady stands holding a jewelled gold bottle and cup, wearing a gold hat with single aigrette; green and blue background with clouds at top. Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold. 150 by 85 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...