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Single Leaf from Akbarnama by Abu Fazl
Abu al-Fazl ibn Mubaraklate 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)
The Walters Art Museum
Baltimore, United States
This single leaf, Walters W.874, depicting the scene of a fatal quarrel over a prostitute comes from a manuscript of Akbarnamah (a biography of the Mughal Emperor Akbar [reigned 963 AH/AD 1556-1014 AH/AD 1605]) by his prime minster Abu al- Fazl ibn Mubarak (died 1011 AH/AD 1602). It was produced in Mughal India at the end of the 10th century AH/AD 16th. The work is pasted (like Walters W.684) on a leaf from Farhang-i Jahangiri (a Persian-language dictionary) by Jamal al-Din Husayn Inju Shirazi (died 1035 AH/AD 1625-1626). The text is written in black Nasta'liq script with lemmata in red.
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- Title: Single Leaf from Akbarnama by Abu Fazl
- Creator Lifespan: 1551/1602
- Date Created: late 10th century AH/AD 16th century (Mughal)
- Physical Dimensions: w22.2 x h34.5 cm
- Type: illuminated manuscripts; folios (leaves)
- Rights: Gift of John and Berthe Ford, 2001, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/
- External Link: The Walters Art Museum
- Medium: ink and pigments on paper
- Provenance: Fine Indian and Persian Miniatures Sale, Sotheby's, New York, March 25, 1987, lot 185; John and Berthe Ford, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 2001, by gift.
- Place of Origin: India
- Author: Abu al-Fazl ibn Mubarak
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