Walters Ms. W.687, Single leaf of a monkey riding a goat and three sheepMonkey riding a goat and three sheepscribeḤasan Shāmlūحسن شاملوartistRiz̤ā–ʾi ʿAbbāsīرضاء عباسىPrincipal 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 album page consists of two drawings and a sample of calligraphy written in nastaʿlīq script by Ḥasan Shāmlū on the back. The drawing in the upper register is of a monkey riding a goat. According to the Persian inscription it was executed by the celebrated Persian Safavid artist Riz̤ā–ʾi ʿAbbāsī (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE) for his son Muḥammad Qāsim. The inscription reads, "Made for my son Muḥammad Qāsim. Work of the humble Riz̤ā–ʾi ʿAbbāsī." The drawing in the lower register depicts three sheep. On the back is a sample of calligraphy bearing the name Ḥasan Shāmlū in the lower panel in the left corner of the page.BaltimoreThe Walters Art MuseumW.687The primary language in this manuscript is Persian.fols. W.687a - W.687bMonkey riding a goat and three sheepscribeartist

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Foliation: 136.524.0Images: 6.5 cm wide by 9.9 cm high; 9.0 cm wide by 9.5 cm highWritten in nastaʿlīq script in black inkTwo drawings; specimen of calligraphy; illuminated bordersMonkey riding a goat and three sheepDrawingThis album page consists of two drawings. The drawing in the upper register is of a monkey riding a goat. According to the Persian inscription it was executed by the celebrated Iranian artist Riz̤ā–ʾi ʿAbbāsī (d. 1044 AH / 1634 CE) for his son Muḥammad Qāsim. The inscription reads, "Made for my son Muḥammad Qāsim. Work of the humble Riz̤ā–ʾi ʿAbbāsī." The drawing in the lower register depicts three sheep.Specimen of calligraphy written in nastaʿlīq scriptCalligraphy pageThis specimen of calligraphy is signed (mashaqahu) by Ḥasan Shāmlū in the lower left corner of the composition. The salmon-colored border is illuminated with floral, fauna, and animal motifs.Early 11th century AH / 17th CEIranWalters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequestRelevant WorksCanby, Sheila R. The Rebellious Reformer: The drawings and Paintings of Riza-yi Abbasi of Isfahan. (London: Azimuth, 1996), 199.Noel, William, and Daniel Weiss, eds. The Book of Kings: Art, War, and the Morgan Picture Bible. (Baltimore: Walters Art Museum, 2002), 204; nos. 49-50.Grube, Ernst J., and Maria Alberta Fabris. Muslim Miniature Paintings from the XIII to XIX Century from Collections in the United States and Canada: Catalogue of the Exhibition. (Venezia: N. Pozza, 1962), 126-7.ArtMedicineMuseumPoetryScriptMuhammad, the ProphetKashmiriHorsesWalters 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 CenturyMusical notationRussiaRomaniaLiturgicalDevotionalScripturalTheologicalLegalHistoricalScientificScientific -- MedicalLiterary -- ProseLiterary -- PoetryPhilosophicalAstrologicalSufiEnglishCalligraphyIlluminationIllustrationIranIslamicMiniaturePaintingPersianSafavidWalters Art MuseumDrawing