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Painting - Anvar-i Suhayli

Anvar-i Suhayli

  • Object:

    Painting

  • Place of origin:

    Deccan (made)
    Golconda (probably, made)

  • Date:

    late 16th century (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Painted and written in paint, gold and ink on paper

  • Museum number:

    IS.13:304/1-1962

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

Physical description

Manuscript folio recto (p. 458), paint and ink on paper, Anvar-i Suhayli Chapter VIII Story V, the physician and his visitor.

Place of Origin

Deccan (made)
Golconda (probably, made)

Date

late 16th century (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown

Materials and Techniques

Painted and written in paint, gold and ink on paper

Descriptive line

Painting, manuscript folio page, Anvar-i Suhayli, physician and visitor, paint and ink on paper, Deccan, probably Golconda, late 16th century

Production Note

Husayn Va'iz al-Kashifi was the author of the Persian version of the Anvar-i Suhayli, written in the 15th century. Often called 'The Lights of Canopus' in English, these fables were originally composed in India and at some point were written in Sanskrit.

Materials

Paint; Ink; Paper; Gold

Techniques

Painted; Written

Subjects depicted

Physician; Visitor

Categories

Paintings; Manuscripts; Illustration; Myths & Legends; Bonita Trust Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project

Collection

South & South East Asia Collection

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