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Persian Calligraphy

Persian Calligraphy

mid-17th century
Object PlaceIndia
Medium/TechniqueOpaque watercolor and gold on paper
DimensionsHeight x width: 32.6 × 22.3 cm (12 13/16 × 8 3/4 in.)
Credit LineArthur Mason Knapp Fund
Accession number26.9
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ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
ProvenancePurchased
Princess and Ladies (reverse: Persian calligraphy)
Princess and Ladies (reverse: Persian calligraphy)
Muhammad Mu'min al-Husaini
Late 17th century
Album folio fragment with scholar in a garden
Album folio fragment with scholar in a garden
Muhammad Ali
about 1610–15
Illustrated manuscript of the Haft Manzar of Hatifi
Illustrated manuscript of the Haft Manzar of Hatifi
Fulad Muhammad b. Yar Muhammad al-Bukhari
Between 1589 and 1598
al-Jazari's "Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices": Device for Raising Water
al-Jazari's "Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices": Device for Raising Water
Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Izmiri
February 1354 (Safar 755 A.H.)
Folio from The Gulistan of Sa'di
Folio from The Gulistan of Sa'di
Sultan Muhammad
1525–40
al-Jazari's "Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices": The Reckoner's Bloodletting Basin
al-Jazari's "Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices": The Reckoner's Bloodletting Basin
Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-Izmiri
February 1354 A.D./Safar 755 A.H.
Album page: Equestrian Portrait
Muhammad Nir
end of 18th century
Mother and Child Reclining
Mother and Child Reclining
Mirza Muhammad al-Hasani
early 17th century
Youth Reading
Youth Reading
Din Muhammad Khan
first half of 17th century
Firdawsi's "Shahnama": Artisans at Work at the Court of Jamshid
Firdawsi's "Shahnama": Artisans at Work at the Court of Jamshid
15th century
Keshava Das's "Rasikapriya": Krishna Enthroned
Keshava Das's "Rasikapriya": Krishna Enthroned
about 1615
Keshava Das's "Rasikapriya": The Heroine whose Lord is at her Command
Keshava Das's "Rasikapriya": The Heroine whose Lord is at her Command
about 1610–24