Walters Ms. W.670, Album of Persian and Indian calligraphy, miniatures, and printsMuraqqaʿمرقع<note type="title" xml:id="n325.176990">Title supplied by cataloger</note>scribeMuḥammad Ṣādiq al-Riḍawī (Riz̤avī)محمد صادق الرضوىscribeMuḥammad Ṣādiq ibn Navvāb Mīrzā Muḥammad ʿAlīمحمد صادق بن نواب ميرزا محمد علىscribeMīr ʿAlīمير علىscribeShāh Maḥmūdشاه محمودscribeʿAlī al-Ḥusaynīعلى الحسينىscribeMuḥammad ʿAlīمحمد علىscribeMuḥammad Kāẓim al-Kulpāykānī (Gulpāygānī)محمد كاظم الكلپايكانىscribeMuḥammad Kāẓim al-Iṣfahānīمحمد كاظم الاصفهانىartistBihzādبهزادartistRiz̤ā Muṣavvirرضا مصورPrincipal 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 album, in the form of an accordion book, of Persian and Indian calligraphy and miniatures, as well as two European prints, assembled in the thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE. It contains fourteen illustrations, two of which are ascribed to Bihzād (fol. 2b) and Riz̤ā Muṣavvir (fol. 6a). There are also bird and flower paintings attributable to the late Zand or early Qajar periods, as well as late Mughal portrait paintings. There are numerous calligraphy specimens in various Persian scripts, such as Nayrīzī-style naskh, taʿlīq, nastaʿlīq, and shikastah. The majority of these calligraphic compositions (in Persian and Arabic) are signed by Iranian calligraphers of the thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE, such as Muḥammad Ṣādiq al-Riḍawī (Riz̤avī), ʿAlī al-Ḥusaynī, Muḥammad ʿAlī, Muḥammad Kāẓim Kulpāykānī (Gulpāygānī), and Muḥammad Kāẓim al-Iṣfahānī.BaltimoreThe Walters Art MuseumW.670The primary language in this manuscript is Persian. The secondary language of this manuscript is Arabic.fols. 1b - 21aMuraqqaʿمرقع<note type="title" xml:id="n325.177067">Title supplied by cataloger</note>scribescribescribescribescribescribescribescribeartistartist

Mounted on pasteboard

Foliation: 2133.021.0Written in Nayrīzī-style naskh, taʿlīq, nastaʿlīq, and shikastah scripts; signed pieces by Muḥammad Ṣādiq al-Riḍawī (Riz̤avī), 1257 AH / 1841-2 CE (fols. 5a, 7a, 15a [dated 1257 AH / 1841-2 CE], 18b, 19a [dated 1257 AH / 1841-2 CE], and 20b); Muḥammad Ṣādiq ibn Navvāb Mīrzā Muḥammad ʿAlī (fol. 14b); Mīr ʿAlī (fol. 10a); Shāh Maḥmūd (fol. 13a); ʿAlī al-Ḥusaynī (fol. 16b [dated 1217 AH / 1802-3 CE]); Muḥammad ʿAlī (fol. 6b [dated 1224 AH / 1809 CE]); Muḥammad Kāẓim al-Kulpāykānī (Gulpāygānī) (fol. 4b); and Muḥammad Kāẓim al-Iṣfahānī, 1214 AH / 1799-1800 CE (fols. 19b [dated 1214 AH / 1799-1800 CE] and 20a).Fourteen Persian and Indian illustrations, two of which are ascribed to Bihzād (fol. 2b) and Riz̤ā Muṣavvir (fol. 6a)Lacquer bindingBindingThis lacquer binding with floral decoration was executed in Qajar Iran in the thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE.DoublureBindingThis lacquer doublure has floral decoration and dates to the thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE.Court sceneIllustrationThis illustration bears a later attribution to Bihzād in the small panel on the left side of the composition. The style is comparable to painting in Bukhara during the tenth century AH / sixteenth CE.An enthroned Mughal prince with four attendantsIllustrationCalligraphy pageCalligraphy pageCalligraphy pageCalligraphy pageCalligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in Nayrīzī-style naskh script and is signed by Muḥammad Kāẓim al-Gulpāykānī.Calligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in Nayrīzī-style naskh script and is signed by Muḥammad Ṣādiq al-Riḍawī (Riz̤avī), dated 1257 AH / 1841-2 CE.Portrait of an Indian girl with raised handIllustrationDervish with a cupDrawingThis drawing of a dervish with a cup bears the inscription mashaqahu (?) Riz̤ā Muṣavvir.Calligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in Nayrīzī-style naskh script and is signed by Ibn Muḥammad ʿAlī, dated 1224 AH / 1809 CE.Calligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in Nayrīzī-style naskh script and is signed by Muḥammad Ṣādiq al-Riḍawī (Riz̤avī), dated 1257 AH / 1841-2 CE.Calligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in shikastah script.Calligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in shikastah script.Calligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in nastaʿlīq script.Calligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in nastaʿlīq script and is signed by Mīr ʿAlī.A flowering branch with a bird and butterflyIllustrationThis painting is attributable to the late Zand or early Qajar period (twelfth century AH / eighteenth CE or thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE).Two birds sitting on a flowering branchIllustrationThis painting is attributable to the late Zand or early Qajar period (twelfth century AH / eighteenth CE or thirteenth century AH / nineteenth CE).Colored printPrintThis is a colored print of William Nassau.Colored printPrintThis is a colored print of Ambroise Spinola, Marquis de Seste, Duc de Sanseuern…, by B. Moncornet.Calligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in nastaʿlīq script.Calligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in nastaʿlīq script and is signed by Shāh Maḥmūd.Man and animals in the shape of an elephant (composite animal)Stencil drawingMan and animals in the shape of an elephant (composite animal)Stencil drawingCalligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in shikastah script and is signed by Muḥammad Ṣādiq ibn Navvāb Mīrzā Muḥammad ʿAlī.Calligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in shikastah script and is signed by Muḥammad Ṣādiq, dated 1257 AH / 1841-2 CE.A Mughal ruler enthronedIllustrationThis painting of a Mughal ruler enthroned dates to the twelfth century AH / eighteenth CE.Portrait of a Mughal emperorIllustrationCalligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in shikastah script and is signed by ʿAlī al-Ḥusaynī, dated 1217 AH / 1802-3 CE.Calligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in shikastah script and is inscribed Umm-i Aqā ʿAbd al-Ḥusayn.Mughal officialIllustrationMughal man with shield, swords, and daggerIllustrationCalligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in Nayrīzī-style naskh script and is signed in tawqīʿ script by Muḥammad Ṣādiq al-Riḍawī (Riz̤avī), dated Rab. I 1257 AH / 1841 CE.Calligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is written in taʿlīq script and is signed by Muḥammad Kāẓim al-Iṣfahānī, dated 1214 AH / 1799-1800 CE.

Lacquer (both outer and inner boards) (no flap); floral decoration in the main panel

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