Winged Horse and Angel (recto), Pairs of Hawks and Vultures (verso), Folio from an Ajaib al-Makhluqat wa-Gharaib al-Mawjudat (Wonders of Creation and Oddities of Existence) by al-Qazwini

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Winged Horse and Angel (recto), Pairs of Hawks and Vultures (verso), Folio from an Ajaib al-Makhluqat wa-Gharaib al-Mawjudat (Wonders of Creation and Oddities of Existence) by al-Qazwini

India, Karnataka, Bijapur, circa 1570
Manuscripts
Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper
Sheet: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.94 x 21.59 cm); Image: 9 11/16 x 7 5/16 in. (24.61 x 18.57 cm)
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky (M.73.5.585a-b)
South and Southeast Asian Art
Not currently on public view

Curator Notes

The Ajaib al-Makhluqat wa-Gharaib al-Mawjudat (Wonders of Creation and Oddities of Existence) is a cosmographical and geographical treatise written in Arabic in 1279-1280 by Zakariyya' al-Qazwini (120...
The Ajaib al-Makhluqat wa-Gharaib al-Mawjudat (Wonders of Creation and Oddities of Existence) is a cosmographical and geographical treatise written in Arabic in 1279-1280 by Zakariyya' al-Qazwini (1203-1283), who was born in Qazvin, Iran. It consists of two volumes: the celestial spheres, including a discussion of chronology, planets, constellations, zodiac, and heavenly inhabitants such as angels and demons; and terrestrial phenomena, including the four elements, geography, the animal kingdom, botany, minerology, and the nature of mankind. Recto: A Winged Horse (salsail) and a supine Angel or peri (hur) representing the angels of the fourth and fifth heavens led by Sasail and Kalkail respectively. Verso: Pairs of Hawks (uqab) and Vultures (nasr) representing the angels of the second and third heavens led by respectively. (Translation by Z. A. Desai.)
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Bibliography

  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed.  Islamic Art:  The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection.  Los Angeles:  Museum Associates, 1973.
  • Pal, Pratapaditya. Indian Painting, vol.1. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1993.