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31. Add Or 3129, f.21

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Add Or 3129, f.21
Title:
Two baits of a ghazal written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy, with floral arabesques on gold; border of panels of nasta‘liq script; signed Mir ‘Ali al-Katib.. Artist(s): Mir ‘Ali al-Katib (fl.c.1500)
Scope & Content:
Two ‘baits’ of a ‘ghazal’ written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy, with floral arabesques on gold; border of panels of ‘nasta‘liq’ script; signed’ Mir ‘Ali al-Katib.’ 127 by 57 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1500
Extent:
1 Item

32. Add Or 3129, f.21v

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Add Or 3129, f.21v
Title:
A prince in a Persian costume kneeling pouring wine, with fruit and flowers. Artist(s): Muhammad Khan (Mughal, fl. c.1630-40)
Scope & Content:
A prince dressed in Persian-style costume with a green turban and ochre-yellow coat, kneels pouring wine from a jewelled bottle into a cup. A gold dish of pomegranates and a blue-and-white vase of flowers are at his side. By Muhammad Khan, Mughal, dated AH1043/AD1633-34. Inscribed on gold dish...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1633-1634
Extent:
1 Item

33. Add Or 3129, f.22

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Add Or 3129, f.22
Title:
A prince seated on a carpet holding an aigrette
Scope & Content:
A prince is seated on a white carpet against a blue-green bolster, wearing a fur-lined gold coat and green headdress with feather aigrettes, and holding a black aigrette in his left hand. An attendant stands on the left; flowers and water are in the foreground . Attributed to Muhammad Khan, Mug...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1635
Extent:
1 Item

34. Add Or 3129, f.22v

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Add Or 3129, f.22v
Title:
A page of 15 lines from a biography of Muhammad in nasta‘liq calligraphy with interlinear gold. By ‘Abd al-Rahim Rushan Qalam.. Artist(s): ‘Abd al-Rahim, Rushan Qalam (fl. 1630-40)
Scope & Content:
A page of 15 lines from a biography of Muhammad in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy with interlinear gold. By ‘Abd al-Rahim Rushan Qalam. 193 by 95 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

35. Add Or 3129, f.23

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Add Or 3129, f.23
Title:
A page of 11 lines from a work on the principles of rulership in nasta‘liq calligraphy with interlinear gold; in the same style as f.22v; signed ‘Abd al-Rahim Rusham Qalam.. Artist(s): ‘Abd al-Rahim, Rushan Qalam (fl. 1630-40)
Scope & Content:
A page of 11 lines from a work on the principles of rulership in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy with interlinear gold; in the same style as f.22v; signed ‘‘Abd al-Rahim Rusham Qalam.’ 172 by 93 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

36. Add Or 3129, f.23v

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Add Or 3129, f.23v
Title:
Two butterflies on a stylised cranesbill
Scope & Content:
Two butterflies alight on a pink-flowered plant (stylised cranesbill) growing in grassland. Attributed to Muhammad Khan, Mughal, c.1630-35. Gouache; background not entirely coloured. 165 by 92 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

37. Add Or 3129, f.24

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Add Or 3129, f.24
Title:
Stylised viburnum?
Scope & Content:
A stem of a flowering plant with dentate leaves and a white globular composite bloom of five-petalled florets (possibly ‘Viburnum Sp’). Mughal, c.1635. Gouache; background not coloured. 153 by 80 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

38. Add Or 3129, f.24v

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Add Or 3129, f.24v
Title:
Four lines of Qur’anic verse written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy, with cloud-motifs and panels of illumination; inner border of panels of nasta‘liq calligraphy from a ghazal; signed ‘Ali al-Katib.. Artist(s): Mir ‘Ali al-Katib (fl.c.1500)
Scope & Content:
Four lines of Qur’anic verse written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy, with cloud-motifs and panels of illumination; inner border of panels of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy from a ‘ghazal’; signed ‘‘Ali al-Katib.’ 112 by 45 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1500
Extent:
1 Item

39. Add Or 3129, f.25

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Add Or 3129, f.25
Title:
Four lines of verse from a ghazal written diagonally in nasta‘liq calligraphy; dated AH 1014/AD 1605-1606.
Scope & Content:
Four lines of verse from a ‘ghazal’ written diagonally in ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy; dated AH 1014/AD 1605-1606. 140 by 75 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1605-1606
Extent:
1 Item

40. Add Or 3129, f.25v

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Add Or 3129, f.25v
Title:
Young lady with a book
Scope & Content:
Portrait of a young lady standing in a flowery field, facing left, holding a book of poetry; green background. By the same artist as f.13v. Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold. 170 by 97 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item