Title
Mahliqa, Daughter of the Emperor of China, Pointing at the Bird-Man Khwaja Mubarak...(verso), c. 171 Creator: Unknown.
Caption
Mahliqa, Daughter of the Emperor of China, Pointing at the Bird-Man Khwaja Mubarak: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (verso); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso), c. 1710. A Persian inscription identifies the bird-man in the tree by name, but the text in which he appears remains unidentified. Also unknown is the Chinese princess Mahliqa ("she who has a face like the moon"), named in a Persian inscription written in front of her face. The artist depicts her in the dress of a Mughal court lady, except for the addition of an unusual headdress, and her handmaidens all look Indian. They gesture to the bird-man from the opposite side of a formal garden canal with fountains. A fortified city lies in the distance behind the walled garden, while creatures peer up at the fabulous composite figure from the water below.
Date
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Credit line
Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art
Reference
HRM19F92_371
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