Harvard Art Museums > 1960.60: Romantic Verses, folio from an album made for Shah Jahan Albums Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"Romantic Verses, folio from an album made for Shah Jahan , 1960.60,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Dec 18, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/216185. Reuse via IIIF Toggle Deep Zoom Mode Download This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 1960.60 Title Romantic Verses, folio from an album made for Shah Jahan Other Titles Alternate Title: Page from an Album Made for the Mughal Emperor, Shah Jahan with Calligraphy and Illuminated Border Classification Albums Work Type album folio Date 17th century Places Creation Place: South Asia, India Period Mughal period Culture Indian Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/216185 Location Location Level 2, Room 2590, South Asian Art, South Asia in the Medieval and Early Modern Eras View this object's location on our interactive map Physical Descriptions Medium Ink, opaque watercolor and gold on paper Dimensions 36.9 x 24.5 cm (14 1/2 x 9 5/8 in.) Inscriptions and Marks inscription: With his amorous glance he sent no scent to the world that did not send a caravan of sorrow where he went, Since his forelock brought dusk to the day of the world, from the moon of his cheek to the earth no light was sent. From the hand of the east wind, the scent from that heart-ravishing lock … From a ghazal in the Divan of Jalal Azad (14th-century Persian poet from Yazd, also lived in Shiraz, contemporary of Hafiz and Khwaju Kirmani) https://ganjoor.net/jalal/divanj/ghazaliyat/sh61 (Verses translated by Bruce Fudge and Zeynep Yürekli; source identified by Janet O’Brien.) Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of John Goelet Accession Year 1960 Object Number 1960.60 Division Asian and Mediterranean Art Contact am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Publication History 40 Years On... Donations by John Goelet: Sculpture, Paintings and Drawings, Miniatures and Calligraphy, Tankas and Mandala, M. T. Train and Scala Books (New York, NY, 2000), page 147, 233 Exhibition History Birds, Beasts and Calligraphies, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 06/11/1981 - 09/29/1981 Sewn Together With Peace of Mind, Harvard University Art Museums, Cambridge, 03/29/1997 - 06/08/1997 32Q: 2590 South and Southeast Asia, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 05/14/2015 - 11/03/2015; Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 10/28/2024 - 04/01/2025 Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Asian and Mediterranean Art at am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
