Page from a dispersed muraqqa‘, or album, depicting Layla visiting Majnun in the wilderness, with Persian verses in nasta’liq script on the reverse
Originating in Arabic literature and readapted by several Persian poets, the story of Layla and Majnun narrates the unfulfilled love of two youths set apart by their families. Qays’ obsession for Layla grows to such an extent that he flees the world to live in the wilderness, hence the nickname majnun or crazy (for love).
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Title
Page from a dispersed muraqqa‘, or album, depicting Layla visiting Majnun in the wilderness, with Persian verses in nasta’liq script on the reverse
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Associated place
north India (place of creation) -
Date
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Material and technique
obverse: ink, colour washes, and gold on paper
reverse: ink, gouache, and gold on paper -
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Object type
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Dimensions
mount 55.9 x 40.6 cm (height x width)
page 41.5 x 29.8 cm (height x width)
obverse blue border 22.5 x 14.9 cm (height x width)
obverse painting without border 19 x 11 cm (height x width)
reverse calligraphy with border 41.4 x 28.6 cm (height x width)
reverse calligraphy without border 23.5 x 7.8 cm (height x width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Purchased, 1960.
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Museum location
Museum department
Eastern Art
Accession no.
EA1960.202
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