ca. 1605-1627 (made)
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Calligraphic panel in ink on paper with illumination in opaque watercolour and gold, pasted onto a page with indigo-dyed paper borders decorated with gold flowering plants.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Panel of calligraphy in ink on paper with illumination in opaque water colour and gold, pasted onto a page within borders of flowering plants painted in gold on indigo-dyed paper. The calligraphy is probably Iran, 16th century; the page is from an imperial Mughal album of the reign of Jahangir (r. 1605-1627). |
| Physical description | Calligraphic panel in ink on paper with illumination in opaque watercolour and gold, pasted onto a page with indigo-dyed paper borders decorated with gold flowering plants. |
| Content description | Calligraphy panel. |
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| Associated object | IM.10-1925 (Verso) |
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| Accession number | IM.10A-1925 |
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| Record created | July 7, 2010 |
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