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| Keywords: Mirza Ghulam - Collection of Poems (Divan) - Walters W650 - Top Exterior.jpg Walters manuscript W 650 is an illuminated and illustrated Mughal copy of a collection of poems divan by the eminent poet and hagiographer of Islamic India Hasan Dihlavi died ca 729 AH/AD 1328 It was written in Nasta'liq script by 'Abd Allah Mushkin Qalam Amber-Scented Pen in Allahabad in 1011 AH/AD 1602 according to the colophon on fol 187a A celebrated royal calligrapher Abd Allah Mushkin Qalam worked in Allahabad for Prince Salim who later became the Mughal Emperor Jahangir The manuscript opens with a double-page illuminated incipit fols 2b-3a and is illustrated with 14 paintings including a portrait of the calligrapher himself fol 187a The lacquer binding has intricate all-over illumination in which the main element is a pattern of gold strapwork with floral motifs attributable to the 13th century AH/AD 19th islamic 1602 1011 Mughal ink and pigments on biscuit-colored laid paper bound between boards covered with lacquer Folio cm 31 5 20 5 ; H in cradle 12 1/2 x W 14 3/4 x D 5 1/2 in 31 8 x 37 5 x 14 cm accession number W 650 17490 Henry Walters Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters The Grand Mogul Imperial Painting in India 1600-1900 The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore; The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute Williamstown; Museum of Fine Arts Boston Boston; Asia House Gallery New York 1978-1979 The Art of the Book in India British Library London 1982 Illuminated Manuscripts Masterpieces in Miniature The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1984-1985 Elephants The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1987-1988 Mything Persons Historic Figures in Legends of East and West The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1998 The Saint John's Bible A Modern Vision through Medieval Methods The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2009 place of origin Allahabad India Walters Art Museum license 3D Divan by Amir Khusrow Mughal Walters MS 650 | ||||
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