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Source Description
According to inscriptions written in Nasta'liq script, this painting, Walters manuscript leaf W.912, depicts the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh (born 1024 AH/AD 1615) and the holy man Shah Sarma seated under a tree. Behind the wise man stands an attendant with a peacock-feather fan. A celebrated scholar, sufi, and ruler, Dara Shikoh was the eldest son of Shah Jahan. On the back is a page of calligraphy signed with the epithet Jawahir raqam. There are wide polychrome and illuminated borders on both sides of the leaf.
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Document identity
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39294
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Single Leaf of Shah Sarmad and Prince Dara Shikoh
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Source metadata
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title
Single Leaf of Shah Sarmad and Prince Dara Shikoh
description
According to inscriptions written in Nasta'liq script, this painting, Walters manuscript leaf W.912, depicts the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh (born 1024 AH/AD 1615) and the holy man Shah Sarma seated under a tree. Behind the wise man stands an attendant with a peacock-feather fan. A celebrated scholar, sufi, and ruler, Dara Shikoh was the eldest son of Shah Jahan. On the back is a page of calligraphy signed with the epithet Jawahir raqam. There are wide polychrome and illuminated borders on both sides of the leaf.
provenance
John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.
date
12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)
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CC0
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en
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illuminated manuscripts
folios (leaves)
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2
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2
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import
dimensions
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cm
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43.5
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24.3
dimensionsRaw
H: 17 1/8 × W: 9 9/16 in. (43.5 × 24.3 cm); Image H: 7 7/8 x W: 5 1/2 in. (20 x 14 cm); Framed H: 26 1/4 × W: 21 3/4 × D: 1 1/2 in. (66.68 × 55.25 × 3.81 cm)
Source extras
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Islamic
style
late Mughal
dynasty
Mughal Dynasty
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84208
84207
med
opaque watercolor and ink on paper mounted on pasteboard
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2191
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none
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1
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photo
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photo
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