Artwork
Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish Poems in Praise of Wine (verso)
Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish Poems in Praise of Wine (verso) is an unspecified painting by the Mughal Painting artist Mirza Muhammad. It dates from 1510 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.
About this work
Overview
A delicately illuminated page of calligraphy, likely from the pre-Mughal period, features Chaghatai Turkish poems written in nasta‘liq script.
Subject & Meaning
The poems, written in the native language of the early Mughals, praise wine and express a Sufi sentiment, contrasting the speaker's preference for wine with the righteous path.
Technique & Style
The calligraphy is executed in a flowing form of Arabic script known as nasta‘liq, characteristic of the period.
History & Provenance
The page was later mounted into a Mughal album, despite the Mughals' adoption of Persian as their official court language, making Chaghatai works relatively rare.
Context
The use of Chaghatai Turkish reflects the language's significance to the early Mughals, before Persian became dominant.
Artist & collection
Persian calligraphy framed by an ornamental border of flowers, birds, and deer, from the Late Shah Jahan Album
Calligraphy (verso)
Calligraphy framed by an ornamental border with poppies and pairs of birds, from the Late Shah Jahan Album (verso)
Page from the Late Shah Jahan Album: Persian Calligraphy framed by an ornamental border of flowers, birds, and deer
Calligraphy of a Pious Invocation in Rhyme (verso)
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)
Page from the Late Shah Jahan Album: Calligraphy Framed by an Ornamental Border with Poppies and Pairs of Birds (verso)
Page from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492), with two Persian
masnavis: Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Subhat al-abrar (Rosary of the Righteous) (verso)
Calligraphy of a Pious Invocation in Rhyme (verso)
An Illuminated Folio from the Royal Manuscript of the Farhang-i Jahangiri (recto)
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Calligraphy (verso)
Calligraphy Painting
Illuminated page (verso), from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al- Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414–1492) with two Persian masnavis: Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Khirad-nama-i Iskandari (Alexander’s Book of Wisdom)