Walters Ms. W.650, Collection of poems (divan)Dīvān-i Ḥasanديوان حسن<note type="title" xml:id="n290.065972">Title supplied by cataloger</note>Ḥasan Dihlavī, 1253 or 4-ca. 1338Amīr Najm al-Dīn Ḥasan Dihlavīامير نجم الدين حسن دهلوىAuthor dates preferred by cataloger: d. ca. 729 AH / 1328 CEscribeʿAbd Allāh Mushkīn Qalamعبد الله مشكين قلمMir `Abd Allah KatibThe colophon gives the name of the calligrapher as ʿAbd Allāh Mushkīn Qalam (the Musky Pen or Amber-Scented Pen). However, the illustration (on the same page) gives the calligrapher as Mīr ʿAbd Allāh Kātib. Mīr ʿAbd Allāh was a well-known court calligrapher of the Mughal Emperor Jahāngīr. He was the father of Muḥammad Ṣāliḥ (Kambūh), the author of one of the major histories of Shāh Jahān’s reign, the Amal-i Ṣāliḥ, also known as Shāh Jahānnāmah (The history of Shah Jahan).Principal catalogerGacek, AdamCatalogerLandau, AmyCatalogerSmith, SitaEditorBockrath, DianeContributorBarrera, ChristinaContributorEmery, DougContributorHerbert, LynleyContributorNoel, WilliamContributorSimpson, ShreveContributorTabritha, ArielContributorToth, Michael B.ContributorValle, ChiaraConservatorJewell, StephanieConservatorQuandt, AbigailThe Walters Art Museum

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This is an illuminated and illustrated Mughal copy of a collection of poems (dīvān) by the eminent poet and hagiographer of Islamic India, Ḥasan Dihlavī (d. ca. 729 AH / 1328 CE). It was written in nastaʿlīq script by ʿAbd Allāh Mushkīn Qalam (Amber-Scented Pen) in Allāhābād in 1011 AH / 1602 CE, according to the colophon on fol. 187a. A celebrated royal calligrapher, Abd Allāh Mushkīn Qalam worked in Allāhābād for Prince Salim, who later became the Mughal Emperor Jahāngīr. The manuscript opens with a double-page illuminated incipit (fols. 2b-3a) and is illustrated with fourteen paintings, including a portrait of the calligrapher himself (fol. 187a). The lacquer binding has intricate all-over illumination in which the main element is a pattern of gold strapwork with floral motifs, attributable to the thirteenth century AH / nineteenth century CE.BaltimoreThe Walters Art MuseumW.650The primary language in this manuscript is Persian.fols. 2b - 187aDīvān-i Ḥasanديوان حسن<note type="title" xml:id="n290.066028">Title supplied by cataloger</note>اى رقم رانده بر سبيد وسياه...scribekatabahu [al-mudh] nib al-ḥaqīr ʿAbd Allāh Mushkīn Qalam /1/ [gh]afara Allāh dhunūbahu wa-satara Allāh ʿuyūbahu /2/ sanah 1011 /3/Gives the name of the calligrapher as ʿAbd Allāh Mushkīn Qalam and the date 1011 AH / 1602 CE

Biscuit-colored laid paper

Foliation: i+18931.520.520.010.5Both pagination (370 pages) and foliation (185 folios) given in Hindu-Arabic numerals, the foliation appearing in the lower left corner of the frameFraming lines in blue, black, gold, and redWritten in black nastaʿlīq scriptFourteen illustrations, the captions for which were supplied by a later hand on fol. 1b; double-page illuminated incipit (fols. 2b-3a); cloud-bands; border with floral designBindingBindingThis lacquer binding has fine and intricate illumination in which the main element is a pattern of gold strapwork and floral scrolls. It is attributable to the thirteenth century AH / nineteenth century CE.Double-page illuminated incipitIncipit; headpieceThis double-page illuminated incipit is decorated with a headpiece, cloud-bands, and a border with floral design.Double-page illuminated incipitIncipitThis double-page illuminated incipit is decorated with interlinear decoration and a wide border of floral motifs.Majnūn in the wilderness being counseled by his father to abandon his love for Laylá and return homeIllustrationThis illustration is attributed to Mīrzā Ghulām.The hanging of Manṣūr al-ḤallājIllustrationJoseph being sold at the entrance to the bazaarIllustrationThis illustration is attributed to Mīrzā Ghulām.A game of poloIllustrationThis illustration is identified by some scholars as involving Prince Salīm, the future Emperor Jahāngīr.A gathering of menIllustrationThis illustration depicts a gathering of men admiring the moon in the sky, including the poet, who instead admires the beauty of a girl on the roof.Dancing SufisIllustrationFarhād being approached by an old woman with the false news of Shīrīn’s deathIllustrationThis illustration is attributed to Mīrzā Ghulām.A hunting sceneIllustrationThis illustration is identified by some scholars as involving Prince Salīm, the future Emperor Jahāngīr.A garden scene with a man (probably the poet himself) kissing the prince's feetIllustrationA sick man being attended to by a physicianIllustrationThis illustration is attributed to Mīrzā Ghulām.A prince with a flower being paid homage by his courtiers, including the poet himselfIllustrationKing Solomon enthroned in the company of demons, angels, birds, and animalsIllustrationThis illustration is attributed to Mīrzā Ghulām.A battle sceneIllustrationAccording to the description on fol. 1b, this scene features Muḥammad Shāh of India.Portrait of the scribe Mīr ʿAbd Allāh Kātib in the company of a youth burnishing paperIllustrationThis illustration is attributed to Nānhā by Stuart C. Welch. The scribe holds a piece of paper giving his name, the place of copying (Allāhābād), and the date 27 Muḥarram 1011 AH / 1602 CE.

Attributable to the thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE; lacquer boards (no flap); geometrical and floral design in the main panel

27 Muḥarram 1011 AH / 1602 CE (see fol. 187a, illustration)Allāhābād, IndiaWalters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequestRelevant WorksBeach, Milo Cleveland. The Grand Mogul: Imperial Painting in India, 1600-1660. (Williamstown, Mass: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1978), 34.Das, Asok Kumar. Splendour of Mughal Painting. (Bombay: Vakils, Feffer, and Simons, 1986), 24, pl. III.Losty, Jeremiah P. The Art of the Book in India. (London: British Library, 1982), 94.Richard, Francis. Catalogue des manuscrits persans. (Paris: Bibliothèque nationale, 1989), nos. 282-3.Seyller, John. "The Walters Art Museum Diwan of Amir Hasan Dihlawi and Salim's Atelier at Allahbad." in Arts of Mughal India: Studies in Honour of Robert Skelton (London: Victoria and Albert Museum, 2004), 95-110.Ettinghausen, Richard. Paintings of the Sultans and Emperors of India in American Collections. (New Delhi: Lalit Kalā Akademi, 1961), pl. 8.ArtMedicineMuseumPoetryScriptMuhammad, the ProphetRomaniaKashmiriHorsesWalters Art MuseumBlockbookDocumentGeneologyAstrologyDevotionHistoryLegalLiterature -- PoetryLiterature -- ProseLiturgyPhilosophyScienceScience -- MedicineScriptureSufismTheologyMineralogyLogicGeographyGeomancyCosmologyCartographyFortune-tellingKoranQur`anFirmanPalimpsestPrayerBibleGospelsPsalterMissalLectionaryBook of HoursAntiphonaryPrayerbookHomilaryProcessionalHorologionBreviaryHymnalChroniclePsalter/HoursMaghrebSub-Saharan (West) AfricaTurkeyAfghanistanCentral Arab Lands (Near East)Central AsiaEgyptEnglandIndiaIranIraqPakistanGermanyFranceAustriaNetherlandsEthiopiaArmeniaFlandersGreeceMamlukMughalOttomanOttonianArmenianByzantineAbbasidQajarRajputChristianArabicAustrianDutchEgyptianFatimidGermanIndianIslamicPersianSafavidTimuridTurkishUmayyadEnglishFrenchFlemishEthiopianCarolingianCalligraphyChartsColophonHeadpieceIlluminationIllustrationMedallionMiniatureOrnamentPainting'Kufic'Early Abbasid scriptRaginiRomanesqueGothicWatermarkTreasure BindingGrotesquesHistoriated initialInhabited initialCarolingian MinusculeGothic Book handWhite-vine letteringEnglish secretaryTexturaBatardaHumanisticUncialAccordion bookAlbumBookCodexManuscriptHeraldrySaint's LifeDrawingGrisailleOriginal BindingBindingNew Abbasid stylecharter8th Century9th Century10th Century11th Century12th Century13th Century14th Century15th Century16th Century17th Century18th Century19th Century20th CenturyLiturgicalDevotionalScripturalTheologicalLegalHistoricalScientificScientific -- MedicalLiterary -- ProseLiterary -- PoetryPhilosophicalAstrologicalSufiEnglishBookCodexIlluminationIllustrationIndiaIslamicManuscriptMughalPersianWalters Art MuseumLiterature -- PoetryBinding