Walters Ms. W.912, Single leaf of Shah Sarmad and Prince Dara ShikohShah Sarmad and Prince Dara ShikohPrincipal catalogerGacek, AdamCatalogerLandau, AmyCatalogerSmith, SitaEditorBockrath, DianeContributorBarrera, ChristinaContributorEmery, DougContributorHerbert, LynleyContributorNoel, WilliamContributorSimpson, ShreveContributorTabritha, ArielContributorToth, Michael B.ContributorValle, ChiaraConservatorJewell, StephanieConservatorQuandt, AbigailThe Walters Art Museum

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According to inscriptions written in nastaʿlīq script, this painting depicts the Mughal prince Dārā Shikōh (b. 1024 AH / 1615 CE) and the holy man Shāh Sarma seated under a tree. Behind the wise man stands an attendant with a peacock-feather fan. A celebrated scholar, sufi, and ruler, Dārā Shikōh was the eldest son of Shāh Jahān. On the back is a page of calligraphy signed with the epithet Jawāhir raqam. There are wide polychrome and illuminated borders on both sides of the leaf.BaltimoreThe Walters Art MuseumW.912The primary language in this manuscript is Persian.fols. W.912a - W.912bShah Sarmad and Prince Dara Shikoh

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Foliation: Not applicable43.524.3Image: 14.0 cm wide by 20.0 cm highWritten in nastaʿlīq script in blackPolychrome and illuminated bordersShah Sarmad and Prince Dara ShikohPaintingAccording to inscriptions written in nastaʿlīq script, this painting depicts the Mughal prince Dārā Shikōh (b. 1024 AH / 1615 CE) and the holy man Shāh Sarma seated under a tree. Behind the wise man stands an attendant with a peacock-feather fan. A celebrated scholar, sufi, and ruler, Dārā Shikōh was the eldest son of Shāh Jahān.Calligraphy pageCalligraphy pageThis calligraphy page is signed with the epithet Jawāhir raqam.12th century AH / 18th CEIndiaGift of John and Berthe Ford, 2002Relevant WorksPal, Pratapaditya. Desire and Devotion: Art from India, Nepal, and Tibet in the John and Berthe Ford Foundation. (London: Phillip Wilson, 2001), 158-9.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 -- PoetryPhilosophicalAstrologicalSufiEnglishCalligraphyIlluminationIllustrationIndiaIndianIslamicManuscriptMiniatureMughalPaintingWalters Art MuseumAlbum