Golden Geese in the Garden
Description
Folio from the illustrated manuscript of Nala Daman.
The story of Nala Daman originally appears in the Mahabharata and is followed by many different versions in various languages. It is quite frequently illustrated in Mughal, Rajasthani, Deccani, and Pahari paintings. The present version of this popular romance was composed by Suradas in Awadhi dialect and transcribed in Persian characters by Babullah for Miya Dilair Khan in ah 1110.The colophon reads – “transcribed on the 4th day of the month of Shawwal, Sunday 1110 [March 26, 1699] corresponding to the 43rd regnal year of Emperor Aurangzeb by the order of the Sahibzada of lofty position Miya Dilair Khan by Babullah, son of Sayyad Muhammad Zahid of Hasani-al-Hussainial- Najali.”
Sir Ratan Tata Art Collection.
Collection
Indian Miniature Paintings
Object Type
Manuscript Miniature Painting
Material
Ink, opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Schools/Culture/Period
Deccani
Technique
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Date
Dated AH 1110 = 1699 CE
Location
Hyderabad
Dimension
Folio 24.3 x 15.4 cms.