Persian ruba‘i (quatrain) by Maulana Muḥammad Murshidi Zawara’i (Persian, late 1500s–early 1600s) (verso)

c. 1610–1620

Maker Unknown

Indian and Southeast Asian Art

Persian ruba‘i (quatrain) by Maulana Muḥammad Murshidi Zawara’i (Persian, late 1500s–early 1600s) (verso), c. 1610–1620. India, Mughal, 17th century. Ink, gold and opaque watercolor on paper, four lines of calligraphy with illuminated panels (verso); page: 28 x 21 cm (11 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.326.b

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Maker/Artist: Maker Unknown
Classification: Calligraphy
Formatted Medium: ink, gold and opaque watercolor on paper, four lines of calligraphy with illuminated panels (verso)
Medium: ink, gold, opaque, watercolor, paper, lines, calligraphy, illuminated, panels, verso
Dimensions: Page: 28 x 21 cm (11 x 8 1/4 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: verso: four lines of nast 'aliq calligraphy with illuminated panels, with illuminated panels, ink gold and opaque watercolor on paper Inscription: Calligraphy in nasta‘liq script: A Christian with his zonnar string and your amber locks, A pious ascetic in a prayer niche and the angle of your eyebrows, O Lord! What kind of a qibla are you That night and day the hearts of both Muslims and Infidels are turned toward you?
Departments: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Accession Number: 2013.326.b
Credit Line: Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
Rights Statement: CC0