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Page with Double-Sided Illustrations from a Chaghatay Manuscript Depicting Punishments in Hell for Offenses in Life19th century

Not on view
Drawing in black ink and flat color washes on aged paper, showing a schematic frontal seated male figure with a large head and a red mark on the lower abdomen, with Arabic or Persian script above
Manuscript painting on aged paper, three figures in conversation beneath a scrolling tree with cloud motifs; two standing figures in red garments and conical hats face a seated figure in yellow patterned robe and red boots; Persian script in center right; flat style with muted polychrome washes.
Title
Page with Double-Sided Illustrations from a Chaghatay Manuscript Depicting Punishments in Hell for Offenses in Life
Place Made
Turkestan
Date Made
19th century
Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper
Dimensions
9 x 7 in. (22.7 x 17.7 cm) irregular
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection, gift of Joan Palevsky
Accession Number
M.73.5.581g
Classification
Manuscripts
Collecting Area
Art of the Middle East: Islamic
Selected Bibliography
  • Pal, Pratapaditya, ed. Islamic Art: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection. Los Angeles: Museum Associates, 1973.