Mughal Court Mughal School Detached folio from a dispersed manuscript; text panels in Persian black nasta'liq script; A chukar partridge. Border: The painting is set in red and blue rulings surrounded by a brown color inner frame and a purple outer frame mounted on paperboard with knotwork motifs. On the top and bottom text panels, the partridge walked in a cheerful gait/ proud and self-satisfied it came forth/ red beaked and robed in black/ causing blood to boil from its sight. Arthur M. Sackler Collection Akbar The Great Emperor of India (October 23, 2012 to February 3, 2013) L'Age d'or des sciences arabes (October 25, 2005 to March 19, 2006) Arts of Mughal India (1992) (May 24 to December 6, 1992) A Jeweler's Eye: Islamic Arts of the Book from the Vever Collection (November 20, 1988 to April 30, 1989)
- Collection
- Google Cultural Institute Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Date published
- late 16th century
- Dates
- Mughal dynasty
- Format
- Opaque watercolor and ink on cloth
- Pages
- H x W (overall): 29.3 x 19.9 cm (11 9/16 x 7 13/16 in) H x W (image): 17 x 10.2 cm (6 11/16 x 4 in)
- Place Discussed
- India
- Provider
- Smithsonian Institution
- Published in
- India
- Reference
- S1986.413
- Rights
- Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
- Source
- Digital Public Library of America https://dp.la/item/a749d8a79d11aa44e68166a2ba66d849
