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W.912, Single leaf of Shah Sarmad and Prince Dara Shikoh

Abstract

According to inscriptions written in nastaʿlīq script, this painting depicts the Mughal prince Dārā Shikōh (b. 1024 AH / 1615 CE) and the holy man Shāh Sarma seated under a tree. Behind the wise man stands an attendant with a peacock-feather fan. A celebrated scholar, sufi, and ruler, Dārā Shikōh was the eldest son of Shāh Jahān. On the back is a page of calligraphy signed with the epithet Jawāhir raqam. There are wide polychrome and illuminated borders on both sides of the leaf.

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1. fol. W.912a

   
   • W912_000001_682.tif
     Size: 300.1 MB (314,665,816 bytes)
   • W912_000001_300.tif
     Size: 49.1 MB (51,492,188 bytes)
   • W912_000001_sap.jpg
     Size: 880.1 kB (901,216 bytes)
   • W912_000001_thumb.jpg
     Size: 14.8 kB (15,190 bytes)

2. fol. W.912b

   
   • W912_000002_600.tif
     Size: 229.2 MB (240,337,708 bytes)
   • W912_000002_300.tif
     Size: 48.9 MB (51,281,340 bytes)
   • W912_000002_sap.jpg
     Size: 856.7 kB (877,278 bytes)
   • W912_000002_thumb.jpg
     Size: 14.8 kB (15,119 bytes)