Album Page with Cut-Paper Decoration

Object Name:
Illustrated album leaf
Reign:
Shah Jahan (1628–58)
Date:
ca. 1625–50
Geography:
India
Medium:
Cut paper on paper, opaque watercolor, and gold
Dimensions:
10 1/2 in. x 7 1/8 in.
Classification:
Codices
Credit Line:
Cynthia Hazen Polsky and Leon B. Polsky Fund, 2002
Accession Number:
2002.222
  • Description

    The decoration on this page is cut from tan paper and laid down on a blue paper background. It depicts flowering plants and a pair of long-legged water birds flanking a deer. The calligraphy, only partially deciphered, is integrated into the floral pattern, resembling foliage in the lower section and a tendril-like motif in the upper section. The words may provide the name of the artist (Baz Khan?) and an invocation to 'Ali.

  • Provenance

    [ Terence McInerney, until 2002; sold to MMA]

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