Qur'an

Unknown

ca. 1880 · Ink, colors, and gold on paper · Islamic Art

Produced in Kashmir, this Qur'an once served as part of a bride's dowry. The manuscript contains three double page illuminations in a style typical of 19th-century Kashmir, including blue and gold scrolls and flowers, and purple and pink flowers on the inside edges. Gold and red text markers punctuate the fine naskh script, separating verses and indication points for sajadat (prostration).

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1880

Medium

Ink, colors, and gold on paper

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Gift of Begum Habiba Khwaja Sadruddin Buch (1896–1989), Kashmir, through M. Yusuf Buch, 2013