Single Leaf of Shah Sarmad and Prince Dara Shikoh

Description Conservation Provenance Credit

Description According to inscriptions written in Nasta'liq script, this painting, Walters manuscript leaf W.912, depicts the Mughal prince Dara Shikoh (born 1024 AH/AD 1615) and the holy man Shah Sarma seated under a tree. Behind the wise man stands an attendant with a peacock-feather fan. A celebrated scholar, sufi, and ruler, Dara Shikoh was the eldest son of Shah Jahan. On the back is a page of calligraphy signed with the epithet Jawahir raqam. There are wide polychrome and illuminated borders on both sides of the leaf.

Conservation

Date	Description	Narrative
6/06/2017	Examination	examined for exhibition

Provenance John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2002, by gift.

Credit Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2002

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Creator

Indian (Artist)

Period

12th century AH/AD 18th century (Mughal)

Medium

opaque watercolor and ink on paper mounted on pasteboard
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)

Accession Number

W.912

Measurements

H: 17 1/8 × W: 9 9/16 in. (43.5 × 24.3 cm); Image H: 7 7/8 x W: 5 1/2 in. (20 x 14 cm); Framed H: 26 1/4 × W: 21 3/4 × D: 1 1/2 in. (66.68 × 55.25 × 3.81 cm)

Geographies

India (Place of Origin)

Location Within Museum

Not On View