Left-hand half of a double-page calligraphy

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Period
Possibly 17th century -
Geography
India -
Material
Ink and gold on paper -
Dimension
H x W (overall): 26.6 x 39.2 cm (10 1/2 x 15 7/16 in) -
Accession Number
S1986.95.2 -
EDAN ID
edanmdm:fsg_S1986.95.2
Object Details
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Description
Folio from double-page calligraphy; left-hand half of double page calligraphy, couplets of poem; facing folio (s1986.95.1); text: Persian in black nasta'liq script; signed by Imad; inscription on the top right corner; one of a group of 2 folios.Border: Text is set in a blue inner frame with a gold floral scroll, a red gold leaf scroll, and a black outer frame with floral motifs. -
Inscriptions
Top right corner: "He [God] is the all-effulgent." Text: "Felicitous and happy emperor,/ Shadow of God, sun of justice and religion,/ by the water of whose equity the face of the earth is a garden,/ When the fame of his fortune reaches its end/ he will have subdues the east and the west, Sahibqiran II Shahjahan." Last line unclear, only "Imâd" at end can be read. Left side: "If reason needs clear proof/ it is Dawlatabad and the conquest of Kandahar." -
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection -
Origin
India -
Credit Line
Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler -
Type
Calligraphy -
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