Publication Date
Right layout page: the first half of the tenth century AH, the first half of the sixteenth century AD, left page: approximately 998 AH / 1590 AD, album: approximately 1017-1028 AH / approximately 1608-19 AD.
Publication Place
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Saint Louis Art Museum
Subject
Ink, opaque watercolour, gold on paper
Type
Other
Language
Undetermined
Digital
Yes
Manuscript
No
Physical Dimensions
الصورة : الطول : 21.6 سم × العرض : 12.2 سم ، الصفحة : الطول : 42.2 سم × العرض : 26.5 سم
Library
Museum With No Frontiers
Library Asset ID
403:1952
Record ID
object;EPM;us;Mus24;9;ar
Library Location
Saint Louis Art Museum
Date
Right layout page: the first half of the tenth century AH, the first half of the sixteenth century AD, left page: approximately 998 AH / 1590 AD, album: approximately 1017-1028 AH / approximately 1608-19 AD.
Notes
This two-page painting has an elaborate outline on one side (left) and a framed layout on the other page (right). The figure on the left depicts a bright-colored scene showing six human figures and two birds. The whole formation can be divided into three floors. All the human figures occupy places on the foreground and a young man (the middle figure sitting on a raised pedestal) is shown in a questioning position with his left hand pointing upwards. He is wearing an orange top (gamma) with a band at the waist, blue trousers and long boots. To his right is an old man wearing a light yellow gamma and a painted blue hat. He is engaging in an argument with the young man. There are three other male figures, including a bent-over man leaning on a bat and standing to the left of the young man, and the bent-over person wearing a yellow dress is standing in amazement. The sixth person is a female who appears to be secretly peeping at this dramatic scene. A drinking bowl can be seen on the grassy ground (with some flowers). The middle ground of the composition includes a brown arched building with a rectangular pattern, dark distant trees and mountains, and the upper ground contains a bright blue sky and large birds with greenish and bluish color palettes. The whole composition is surrounded by many borders, with the golden middle border being the most prominent. It consists of flowers and climbing plants that add to the beauty of the entire composition. Each figure on the left page is therefore surrounded by elaborate borders made up of many moving animals and birds. These figures include tigers, lions, deer, rabbits, vultures, etc. The far border is full of plants and flowers, all of which are drawn in gold with colored touches. The right side of the page shows a diagonal outline in Persian within decorated borders, and the wide outer border contains a scene of hunting with falcons and a feast depicted in gold with great treatment in different colours.
Sample Text
"Page from an album made for Jahangir" in Explore Islamic Art Collections. Museum Without Borders, 2026. https://islamicart.museumwnf.org/database_item.php?id=object;EPM;us;Mus24;9;ar
