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Persian calligraphy framed by an ornamental border of flowers, birds, and deer, from the Late Shah Jahan Album

Mir 'Ali Haravi

Cleveland Museum of Art

Rectangular artwork with a central gold-framed panel containing Persian calligraphy on a yellow background with intricate designs. The calligraphy is in black and brown ink. The central panel is surrounded by a thin white border, a thicker gold border, and another thin white border. The outer border of the artwork features a repeating pattern of colorful flowers, green leaves, gray deer, and gray and black birds on a beige background. The flowers are red, pink, white, and yellow. The leaves are green. The deer are scattered throughout, some running and some standing still. The birds are also scattered, some flying and some perched on flowers or leaves.

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639 × 900 px
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