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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1972.3
Title
Manuscript of the 'Aja'ib al-makhluqat (Wonders of Creation) of Qazwini, with 253 paintings
Classification
Manuscripts
Work Type
manuscript
Date
c. 1650-1700
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Deccan
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/216430

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper, modern binding
Dimensions
folio: 30.1 x 17.2 cm (11 7/8 x 6 3/4 in.)
text area, irregular: 20.8 x 10.9 cm (8 3/16 x 4 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Philip Hofer (1898-1984), Cambridge, MA (by 1984), gift; to Fogg Museum of Art, 1984.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer in memory of Eric Schroeder
Accession Year
1972
Object Number
1972.3
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The manuscript (an encyclopedia of natural history) consists of 275 folios, two of which appear to be missing (95 and 96). The three beginning endpapers and two end endpapers have been included in the folio numbering.

Exhibition History

  • Diverse are their Hues: Animals in Islamic Art, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 12/18/1984 - 02/09/1985
  • 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 11/06/2019 - 07/31/2021
  • Wonders of Creation: Art, Science, and Innovation in the Islamic World, San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego, 09/07/2024 - 01/05/2025

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