"Spotted Forktail", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
Object type: Album leaf
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Abu'l Hasan|Mir 'Ali Haravi
Artist bio: Indian, born ca. 1588/89, active 1600–1628|died ca. 1550
Artist role: Artist|Calligrapher
Artist nationality: Indian| 
Date: recto: ca. 1610–15; verso ca. 1540
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on silk
Dimensions: H. 15 3/16 in. (38.6 cm)
W. 10 3/8 in. (26.3 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Attributed to    India  
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955
Accession year: 1955
Tags: Birds|Flowers