Painting of travellers in the Sea

Ink painting of three boats of travellers at sea with calligraphy on the top and bottom. Painting of travellers in the sea. Three boats, each with several people. A king sits in one of the boats with a throne-like fixture, he holds a bow and his assistant a bag of arrows. He has fired an arrow which...

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Archive & Special Collections PP MS 95/07/04 Restrictions apply

Order number: PP MS 95, Box 9
Date(s) of creation: n.d.
Level: Item
Format: Archive           

collection SOAS Archive
id PP_MS_95.07.04
recordtype archive
scb_item_location Archive & Special Collections
item_location Archive & Special Collections
scb_loan_type Reference only
scb_order_with PP MS 95, Box 9
callnumber PP MS 95/07/04
callnumber_txt PP MS 95/07/04
callnumber-sort PP MS 95/07/04
prefix_number 04
scb_previous_numbers SOASAW 2011.0239.01
title Painting of travellers in the Sea
scb_date_creation n.d.
scb_level Item
level_sort 8/Collection/Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Collection/Sub-Sub-Sub-Collection/Series/Sub-Series/Sub-Sub-Series/File/Item
scb_extent 1 piece
format Archive
scb_custodial_history Following its donation to SOAS by the Fereydoun Djam Charitable Trust in 2011, this item was held in the SOAS Brunei Gallery art collection between 2011-2015 [Reference: SOASAW 2011.0239.01]
description Ink painting of three boats of travellers at sea with calligraphy on the top and bottom. Painting of travellers in the sea. Three boats, each with several people. A king sits in one of the boats with a throne-like fixture, he holds a bow and his assistant a bag of arrows. He has fired an arrow which has hit a white bird. Calligraphy is Nastaliq script. Last line: The Western lands are a great key to learning and literacy. Has a gold floral window mount. Ink, pigment and gold, calligraphy on paper. 1 sheet. Dimensions: 440 x 320 mm.
scb_access_status Restrictions apply
scb_conditions_gov_access Open access. However, due to the format of the item, please contact SOAS Library in advance of your visit.
language Persian
language_search Persian
scb_scripts_material Arabic (Nastaliq variant)
note Removed from wooden frame by SOAS Brunei Gallery staff before transfer to SOAS Library
hierarchy_top_id_raw PP MS 95
hierarchy_sequence PP_MS_95.0007.0004

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