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Muhammad Husayn al-Katib (c. 1560-1620)

Folio from a Mughal album (Calligraphy by Muhammad Husayn Kashmiri). 1590 - 1610

37.1 x 23.8 cm (folio dimensions) | RCIN 1005063

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    Top:


    Verses by Sanai written on marbled paper

    منگر اندر بتان که آخر کار / نگریستن گریستن آرد بار

    دیده را یوسفند و دل را گرگ/ دلبران زمانه خرد و بزرگ


    Signed: 'Written by the sinner, Muhammad Husayn'.

     

    Right:

    Verse by Salman Savoji written on marbled paper decorated with gold illumination.

    هو المعبود

    آمد سحري ندا ز ميخانه ما / کاي رند خراباتي ديوانه ما

    برخيز که پر کنيم پيمانه ز مي/ ز آن پيش که پر کنند پيمانه ما


    Signed: 'The sinful slave, Muhammad Husayn. May God pardon his sins'.

    Left:

    Verse by Mullah Talib Sepahani (a poet at the court of Mughal Emperor Akbar) written on pale sand-coloured paper.

    ملاطالب سپاهانی

    مهر دو برادرم خود مساز آمد / ان شد به سفر وین ز سفر باز آمد

    ان رفت و ز دنباله ان عمر رفت / وین آمد و عمر رفته ام باز آمد


    Signed: 'Muhammad Husayn the calligrapher'.



    Verso:
     

    Verse from the third chapter of Sadi's Bustan , written on marbled paper.


    شکر لب جواني ني آموختي/ که دلها در آتش چو ني سوختي

    پدر بارها بانگ بر وي زدي/ به تندي و آتش در آن ني زدي

    شبي بر اداي پسر گوش کرد/ سماعش پريشان و مدهوش کرد

    همي گفت بر چهره افگنده خوي/ که آتش به من در زد اين بار ني


    Signed: 'Written by Muhammad Husayn Golden Pen'.

     

    Provenance

    Likely acquired by George II before 1728. For further information on this album see RCIN 1005039.

  • Measurements

    37.1 x 23.8 cm (folio dimensions)

    25.6 x 14.3 cm (panel)

    23.3 x 13.0 cm (panel)


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