Painting
first half 17th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Panel of calligraphy with interlinear decoration of birds and animals, and floral borders, opaque watercolour and gold on paper.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Calligraphy panel with interlinear decoraton of birds and animals, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, border and decoration Mughal, first half 17th century |
| Physical description | Panel of calligraphy with interlinear decoration of birds and animals, and floral borders, opaque watercolour and gold on paper. |
| Content description | Calligraphy panel. |
| Style | |
| Gallery label | CALLIGRAPHIC PAGE FROM A ROYAL ALBUM
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Calligraphy probably Iran, illumination and borders Mughal
Calligraphy 16th century, illumination c. 1610-20, borders c. 1650
IM.15a-1925
Each folio of albums assembled for Shah Jahan usually had a painting on one side and an example of fine calligraphy on the other, both framed by flower-filled borders. Here, single lines of Arabic precede and follow four lines
of Persian verse. The golden ground, filled with delicate blossoms, animals and birds, and stylised clouds in the sky, were added during the reign of Jahangir by a master artist(01/08/2017) |
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| Accession number | IM.15A-1925 |
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| Record created | July 7, 2010 |
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