From Dohras (Songs) 40 and 42 from the Kitab-i Nauras (Book of Nine Essences) of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur (r. 1580–1627); verso: From Dohras (Songs) 40 and 36 from the Kitab-i Nauras of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II by Khalilullah Butshikan, 1618. ink with two-tone gold on paper, double-sided. Cleveland Museum of Art.
From Dohras (Songs) 40 and 42 from the Kitab-i Nauras (Book of Nine Essences) of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur (r. 1580–1627); verso: From Dohras (Songs) 40 and 36 from the Kitab-i Nauras of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II · Khalilullah Butshikan · 1618 · Cleveland Museum of Art

From Dohras (Songs) 40 and 42 from the Kitab-i Nauras (Book of Nine Essences) of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II of Bijapur (r. 1580–1627); verso: From Dohras (Songs) 40 and 36 from the Kitab-i Nauras of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II

Khalilullah Butshikan

Year
1618
Medium
ink with two-tone gold on paper, double-sided
Collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
License
Public Domain

The Kitab-i Nauras, written by Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II, features songs 40 and 42. Khalilullah Butshikan copied it in 1618. Ink with two-tone gold on paper, double-sided.

The paper’s dimensions are not listed. The medium is ink with two-tone gold on paper, double-sided, possibly indicating a luxurious manuscript. Held by the Cleveland Museum of Art.

Khalilullah Butshikan was active in India from 1596 to about 1620. He was an Iranian calligrapher who worked in the Sultanate of Bijapur.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/2013.284

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