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© Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M.Sackler Museum, Loan from Harvard-Yenching Library
Calligraphy stating “Ya Baqi,” “Oh, Everlasting”
China, 19th century
Ink on paper
68.5 x 34.5 cm
Harvard Art Museums, 33.2004
#1This calligraphy spells out:
#2In the Arts of Muslim Cultures, the unfathomable qualities of God may be referenced
#3This calligraphy has been written
© The Aga Khan Museum
Portrait of Shah ‘Alam II
Signed by Khairallah (fl. 1800–30)
India, dated 1212 AH/1797–98 CE
Opaque watercolour, ink, and gold on paper
Aga Khan Museum, AKM910
#4Which dynasty does this portrait show an emperor of?
#5Mughal portraits often emphasize the dynasty’s great ancestor
#6In this painting, the emperor sits on the replica of a throne commissioned by the great Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in order to emphasize the splendour of his age. It is known as
© The Aga Khan Museum
A Sea Serpent Swallows the Royal Fleet
Folio from a manuscript of Gulshan-i ‘Ishq (The Rose Garden of Love)
India, probably Hyderabad, ca. 1710
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper
39.3 x 23.5 cm
Aga Khan Museum, AKM167
#7The hero of this story is Prince Manohar. He is depicted...
#8The story of Manohar’s quest to find the princess with whom he has spent a magical night is a metaphor for a human being’s search for...
#9In the exhibition, you can see a contemporary rendering of Manohar’s story by artist
© Photograph courtesy of Sotheby’s
On the Banks of the Nile
Mahmoud Mukhtar (1891-1934)
1931
Cast bronze
Height 62 cm
Barjeel Art Foundation