verso:

Bust portrait of the Mughal emperor Jahangir c.1620
Attributed to Balchand

A 3/4 profile portrait of Emperor Jahangir. In his right hand he holds a gold cup decorated with an image of the Madonna and Child. 

The illuminated border is a frontispiece from an earlier Persian manuscript. The original text panel has been covered with a late 18th century panel of arabesque decoration containing the bust portrait.



recto:

Rubai by Jami surrounded by clouds against a pricked gold background. Triangular panels of illumination with arabesque and geometric illumination in blue, gold and red.

آنجا که کمال کبریای تو بود / عالم نمی از بحر عطای تو بود

ما را چه حد حمد و ثنای تو بود / هم حمد و ثنای تو سزای تو بود

For further information on this album see RCIN 1005038.