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11. Add Or 3129, f.5

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Add Or 3129, f.5
Title:
Ten lines of masnavi verse in nasta‘liq calligraphy, six of the lines set diagonally.
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

12. Add Or 3129, f.5v

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Add Or 3129, f.5v
Title:
A young prince seated with a river scene in the distance
Scope & Content:
A young Mughal prince is seated against a gold cushion. There is a river scene in the distance with a boat appearing from the right. Mughal, c.1630. Gouache with gold. 151 by 89 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

13. Add Or 3129, f.6

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Add Or 3129, f.6
Title:
A prince with fruit and a cup
Scope & Content:
A princely youth stands holding a fruit and a jewelled gold cup; green background with sky at top. Mughal, c.1630. Gouache with gold. 158 by 98 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

14. Add Or 3129, f.6v

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Add Or 3129, f.6v
Title:
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)
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1500
Extent:
1 Item

15. Add Or 3129, f.8

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Add Or 3129, f.8
Title:
A bustard standing by water
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

16. Add Or 3129, f.9v

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Add Or 3129, f.9v
Title:
A night-heron with a pink lily
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

17. Add Or 3129, f.10

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Add Or 3129, f.10
Title:
A drake by a pool with a water-lily
Scope & Content:
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....
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

18. Add Or 3129, f.11v

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Add Or 3129, f.11v
Title:
An ascetic in a landscape
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

19. Add Or 3129, f.12

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Add Or 3129, f.12
Title:
An ascetic in a landscape
Scope & Content:
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.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item

20. Add Or 3129, f.13v

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3129, f.13v
Title:
A standing girl with flowers
Scope & Content:
A girl stands with flowers at her feet, facing left, holding ‘pan.’ By the same artist as f.25v, Mughal, c.1635. Gouache with gold. 149 by 87 mm.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1630-1640
Extent:
1 Item