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Johnson 27,12
- Record Id:
- 041-003286862
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003286446
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184689.0x0001a1
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Johnson 27,12
- Title:
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Nushirvan and his vizier listening to the owls in the ruined village
- Scope & Content:
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Miniature painting: Nushirwan and his vizier listening to the owls in the ruined village: an illustration to the ‘Makhzan al-Asrar’ of Nizami. The style is close to that of Muhammadi, much simplified. Some flaking away of colour on the hindquarters of Nushirwan's horse and the face of his umbrella carrier. Two rectangular areas on the left hand side of the miniature have been gilded over.
Khurasan style: c.1575. 14.5 by 10 cm (page 37 by 24.5 cm).
A line of ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy above and below the miniature, the whole within illuminated frame and margins decorated in gold with pastoral scenes. On reverse, ‘nasta‘liq’ calligraphy by Ahmad al-Husayni al-Mashhadi.
‘VAM 1951’ No. 103.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Johnson Collection
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003286446
040-003286850
041-003286862 - Is part of:
- Johnson Collection : Richard Johnson CollectionRichard Johnson (1753-1807) lived in India from June 1770 until January 1790. He began working…
Johnson 27 : Total of 19 leaves separately mounted of which 9 are Persian. The subjects all fall loosely into the category of court and genre…
Johnson 27,12 : Nushirvan and his vizier listening to the owls in the ruined village - Hierarchy:
- 032-003286446[0028]/040-003286850[0012]/041-003286862
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Johnson Collection
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Persian style
Safavid style
Safavid/Khurasan style - Start Date:
- 1574
- End Date:
- 1576
- Date Range:
- c 1575
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: opaque watercolour
- Former Internal References:
- J.27,12
- Finding Aids:
- B.W. Robinson, Persian paintings in the India Office Library (London, 1976), 220
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Subjects:
- literary illustrations
poetic narratives