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Leaf from the Late Shah Jahan Album: Harem Night-Bathing Scene (recto); Calligraphy Framed by an Ornamental Border of Flowers and Birds (verso)

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts a two-page spread from an album. The left page shows a painting of women in a bathing scene at night. The painting is surrounded by a pink and gold border and features a group of women in white cloth standing and sitting in and around a pool. The scene is set against a backdrop of trees, a building and a blue sky with a moon. The border around the painting features small illustrations of people and the top and bottom have three people each. The right page features calligraphy in a yellow, pink and blue border, surrounded by a design of flowers, birds and geometric shapes. The calligraphy is written in black ink and appears to be in Arabic script. The background of both pages is a light brown color. The overall design and style of the pages suggest that they are from a Mughal album.

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900 × 626 px
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