Eight Lines of Musical Poetry of the Jajner Nauras (Rag Bhairav) of Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur (verso)
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Eight Lines of Musical Poetry of the Jajner Nauras (Rag Bhairav) of Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur (verso)

TitleEight Lines of Musical Poetry of the Jajner Nauras (Rag Bhairav) of Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur (verso)
Datelate 1600s 17th century
MediumGum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
ClassificationCalligraphy
OriginSouthwestern India, Karnataka, Bijapur, 17th century Southwestern India
Holding institutionThe Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit lineEight Lines of Musical Poetry of the Jajner Nauras (Rag Bhairav) of Ibrahim Adil Shah of Bijapur (verso), late 1600s. Southwestern India, Karnataka, Bijapur, 17th century. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 30.4 x 18.5 cm (11 15/16 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.330.b
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