Label:Walters Ms. W.650, Collection of poems (divan)
Title:Walters Ms. W.650, Collection of poems (divan), Dīvān-i Ḥasan, ديوان حسن
Contributor:Ḥasan Dihlavī, 1253 or 4-ca. 1338 (author), Amīr Najm al-Dīn Ḥasan Dihlavī (author), امير نجم الدين حسن دهلوى (author), Mir `Abd Allah Katib (scribe)
Description: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.
For full description, see http://www.thedigitalwalters.org/Data/WaltersManuscripts/html/W650/description.html, The primary language in this manuscript is Persian., Fourteen 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 design, fol. 2b Double-page illuminated incipit Incipit; headpiece This double-page illuminated incipit is decorated with a headpiece, cloud-bands, and a border with floral design., fol. 3a Double-page illuminated incipit Incipit This double-page illuminated incipit is decorated with interlinear decoration and a wide border of floral motifs., fol. 15a Majnūn in the wilderness being counseled by his father to abandon his love for Laylá and return home Illustration This illustration is attributed to Mīrzā Ghulām., fol. 22b The hanging of Manṣūr al-Ḥallāj Illustration, fol. 32b Joseph being sold at the entrance to the bazaar Illustration This illustration is attributed to Mīrzā Ghulām., fol. 41a A game of polo Illustration This illustration is identified by some scholars as involving Prince Salīm, the future Emperor Jahāngīr., fol. 48a A gathering of men Illustration This 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., fol. 62a Dancing Sufis Illustration, fol. 84b Farhād being approached by an old woman with the false news of Shīrīn’s death Illustration This illustration is attributed to Mīrzā Ghulām., fol. 109b A hunting scene Illustration This illustration is identified by some scholars as involving Prince Salīm, the future Emperor Jahāngīr., fol. 113a A garden scene with a man (probably the poet himself) kissing the prince's feet Illustration, fol. 127a A sick man being attended to by a physician Illustration This illustration is attributed to Mīrzā Ghulām., fol. 140a A prince with a flower being paid homage by his courtiers, including the poet himself Illustration, fol. 157a King Solomon enthroned in the company of demons, angels, birds, and animals Illustration This illustration is attributed to Mīrzā Ghulām., fol. 184b A battle scene Illustration According to the description on fol. 1b, this scene features Muḥammad Shāh of India., fol. 187a Portrait of the scribe Mīr ʿAbd Allāh Kātib in the company of a youth burnishing paper Illustration This 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., 27 Muḥarram 1011 AH / 1602 CE (see fol. 187a, illustration), Walters Art Museum, 1931, by Henry Walters bequest
Language:Persian
Format:paper, image/jpeg
Date:1602
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