text, ca. 1500; borders, first quarter 17th century
Town Herat or Mashhad,
India
India
Object qualities
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Objectillustration: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
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Author of the objectMaulana Nur al-Din `Abd al-Rahman Jami
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumInk, gold, and opaque watercolor on paper
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SizeOverall page: H. 12 11/16 in. (32.2 cm) W. 8 1/8 in. (20.6 cm) Border: H. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm) W. 6 5/16 in. (16 cm) Text: H. 8 in. (20.3 cm) W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm)
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Geography detailsMade in
Town Herat or Mashhad,
India -
Country today
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Datetext, ca. 1500; borders, first quarter 17th century
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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According to the manuscript’s title page, the main text of this folio is from the Panj Ganj (The Five Treasures) of Jami. The calligrapher Sultan ̒Ali Mashhadi completed the text, including both the main section and the diagonal writing, in the late fifteenth or early sixteenth century, but the border of this work and the three small paintings of holy men were added at a later date. The complete folio was originally owned by ̒Abd al-Rahim, a military commander who served under the Mughal emperors Akbar and Jahangir. When it entered the collection of Jahangir in 1624–25, the book was valued at 1,000 ashrafis, or 10,000 rupees, making it one of the most valuable works of the imperial library at the time.