"portrait of prince danyal", folio from the shah jahan album
painting by manohar (active ca. 1582–1624)
calligrapher:
sultan 'ali al-mashhadi (active late 15th–early 16th century)
object name:
album leaf
reign:
jahangir (1605–27), recto
date:
recto: late 16th century; verso: ca. 1500
geography:
india
medium:
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
dimensions:
h. 15 5/16 in. (38. 9 cm) w. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
classification:
miscellaneous
credit line:
purchase, rogers fund and the kevorkian foundation gift, 1955
accession number:
55. 121. 10. 32
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signatures, inscriptions, and markings
signature: 55. 121. 10. 32 verso: in persian, in lower left corner triangle: jotted down by sultan 'ali al-mashhadi. Inscription: 55. 121. 10. 32 recto: in persian, along right border (in jahangir's hand): a portrait of my late brother danyal - it is quite like him. In persian, under portrait (in jahangir's hand): drawing by manohar. Verso: “by khwaja salman, may god’s mercy be upon him in your curls seek and ask how i am ask about those broken by the snare of misfortune ask about all the broken ones then ask me first, for i am the most broken-hearted one [of them all]. Written by sultan-‘ali mashhadi” -translated by m. Ekhtiar (e. Chardakliyska, 6/11)
marking: 55. 121. 10. 32 recto: margin number '52' is inscribed in the gilt margin. Date: recto: late 16th century; verso: ca. 1500.
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