Object Details
- Court
- Mughal Court
- School/Tradition
- Mughal School
- Description
- 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.
- Inscriptions
- 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.
- Collection
- Arthur M. Sackler Collection
- Exhibition History
- 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)
- Credit Line
- Purchase — Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler
- late 16th century
- Period
- Mughal dynasty
- Accession Number
- S1986.413
- Restrictions & Rights
- Usage conditions apply
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Opaque watercolor and ink on cloth
- Dimensions
- 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)
- Origin
- India
- Related Online Resources
- Google Cultural Institute
- See more items in
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Collection
- Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery
- Topic
- flower
- Mughal dynasty (1526 - 1858)
- quail
- India
- South Asian and Himalayan Art
- Henri Vever collection
- Record ID
- fsg_S1986.413
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ye3f08e01d5-5ece-4818-a9f5-8947e4f0d5ff
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