Author
Manohar, fl. 1580-1620, Indian (Artist) | Mir 'Ali Husayni Haravi, b. Herat; d. Bukhara, Iranian (Calligrapher)
Publication Date
1602 | ca. 1602
Publication Place
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Harvard University Library
Subject
illuminations | manuscripts | kings and rulers | portraits | courtiers | dogs | calligraphy | more | less
Type
belge
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
Yes
Physical Dimensions
height 24.5 cm ; width 14.8 cm
Library
Digital Library of the Middle East
Library Asset ID
8001350376_URN-3:FHCL:27493266
Record ID
harvard_scw-3605
Library Location
Fine Arts Library, Harvard University
Date
1602 | ca. 1602
Notes
Akbar in old age receiving his friend Mirza 'Aziz Koka. The incident took place in March of 1602, when the Emperor promoted the Mirza and his son, and accepted his daughter as a bride for Jahangir's son Khusrau. Holding the flywhisk, Prince Khusrau stands under the pavilion accompanying his younger brother Prince Khurram, the future Shah Jahan. See Pride of the Princes: Indian Art of the Mughal Era in the Cincinnati Art Museum, 1985. | Reverse of painting: Persian poetry by Kamal of Khujand (d. circa 1400 A.D.), with illumination. Calligraphy by Mir 'Ali of Herat, dated 936 A.H./1529-30 A.D. | Culture: Islamic, Persian | Materials/Techniques: opaque watercolor, ink, gold, paper | Note: Inscription: the work of Manohar Das | more | less
Parçası Olduğu
Stuart Cary Welch Islamic and South Asian Photographic Collection
