Calligraphy framed by an ornamental border with poppies and pairs of birds, from the Late Shah Jahan Album (verso)
Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–58) · c. 1653

Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–58) · c. 1653

Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper