
- Anvar-i Suhayli
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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