Calligraphy from the Late Shahjahan Album (A Poem by Amir Shahi)

Object Details

• Calligrapher

  Mir-Ali al-Sultani

• Court

  Mughal Court

• School/Tradition

  Mughal school

• Collection

  Arthur M. Sackler Collection

• Exhibition History

  The Jewel and the Rose: Art of Shah Jahan (May 4, 1997 to January 25, 1998)

  Romance of the Taj Mahal (December 17, 1989 to November 25, 1990)

  Art of India: Painting and Decorative Objects (July 30, 1988 to July 9, 1989)

• Origin

  India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler

• Type

  Manuscript

• Restrictions and Rights

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• Related Resources

  collections.si.edu

• Date

  1500s, 1600s

• Name

  Mir-Ali al-Sultani

• Place

  India

• Topic

  South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, Animals, Henri Vever collection, Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858), Birds, Poetry, Flowers

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Language

  Nasta?li-q script

• Object Type

  Manuscripts