id:			170770
accession number:	2013.284
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.284
updated:		2024-03-26 02:01:36.140000

From Dohras (Songs) 40 and 42 from the Kitab-i Nauras (Book of Nine Essences) of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur (r. 1580–1627); verso: From Dohras (Songs) 40 and 36 from the Kitab-i Nauras of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II, 1618. Khalilullah Butshikan (Persian, active in India 1596–c. 1620). Ink with two-tone gold on paper, double-sided; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection 2013.284

title:				From Dohras (Songs) 40 and 42 from the Kitab-i Nauras (Book of Nine Essences) of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur (r. 1580–1627); verso: From Dohras (Songs) 40 and 36 from the Kitab-i Nauras of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II
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creation date:			1618
creation date earliest:		1617
creation date latest:		1617
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creditline:			Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection
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culture:	India, Bijapur, Deccan
technique:	ink with two-tone gold on paper, double-sided
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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* Khalilullah Butshikan (Persian, active in India 1596–c. 1620)  - calligraphy by

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	inscription:	Deccani Urdu (Karnati) lyrics in nasta‘liq script:
. . . because being itself a sea of knowledge, it could know good omens from the bad ones. Ibrahim is praying for its long life and prosperity.

Give a patient hearing and listen to the description of the nine essences, which I am just giving to you. Its rhythm is chatak sam, its note is madhyam. It is very creative. Ibrahim sings and plays and attracts and forgets to have attachment to wealth and riches.
(after Ahmad 1956, 116–17, 141–42); Verso: Deccani Urdu (Karnati) lyrics in nasta‘liq script:
We are the true devotees of Shiva, and our devotion and attachment to him are daily towards increase.

“Karnati” is a lady of surpassing beauty, with white complexion resembling kevra flower, is dressed in a blue sari and a yellow bodice. Her hands resemble the white esculent lotus in tenderness, and the eyes are similar to the ordinary lotus in attraction. It is the spring season, and the Indian cuckoo, sitting on the heavenly tree is vociferating. The lady who is suffering from the pangs of separation is advised not to be grieved, for her lover would soon arrive.” 
(after Ahmad 1956, 114–16, 140–42)
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* {'description': 'The Cleveland Museum of Art (7/31/2016-10/23/2016); Art and Stories from Mughal India, cat. 51, p. 245.', 'opening_date': '2016-07-31T00:00:00'}

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