Page from the Late Shah Jahan Album: Calligraphy Framed by an Ornamental Border
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Page from the Late Shah Jahan Album: Calligraphy Framed by an Ornamental Border
Page from the Late Shah Jahan Album: Calligraphy Framed by an Ornamental Border with Poppies and Pairs of Birds, c. 1653. Treated as a jewel set in gold and floral arabesques, this work is an example of how Mughal patrons held the art of calligraphy in higher esteem than figural painting. This work is unsigned, so the calligrapher remains unknown, but the lines are excerpts from a didactic ode composed by Amir Khusrau (1253-1325) of Delhi, known as the " Parrot of India, " one of the most accomplished authors of the Persian language in India. The text itself reads: Anyone, whether noble or ignoble, who covets wealth, is destined for hell. Aloe-wood and dung, once thrown in the fire, turn to ash. It is hard for an unrefined mind to master sophisticated thought. For the wind to lift up the feet of a mountain is impossible. See to your tasks here and now, for there is mayhem on the Day of Judgment. Draw your water from here, for there is much tumult and mischief out in the sea
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1526 1756 And Ink On Paper Mughal Court Mughal Dynasty Opaque Watercolour
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