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Hunting with falcons in a landscape; verso: Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish poems in praise of wine, Sultan Muhammad Nur (Persian, c. 1472–1536) and Mirza Muhammad (probably Persian, active c. 1520s)

Abd al-Samad

Cleveland Museum of Art

The image depicts two artworks side by side. The left artwork shows a landscape with several people on horseback and one on foot. The people on horseback wear colorful clothing and hold birds, likely falcons. One person on horseback wears an orange shirt and black pants. A person on a white horse wears a purple and pink outfit. The background is a rocky hillside with brown and gray stones. The right artwork features calligraphy in a foreign language, possibly Arabic or Persian, on a green background with a blue and gold border. The calligraphy is written in black ink and arranged in a decorative pattern. The border consists of a repeating design of flowers and vines in shades of blue, red, and gold.

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900 × 705 px
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