"Black Buck", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

Manohar (attributed)

Colors in this work

Artist: Manohar
Date: recto: ca. 1615–20; verso: ca. 1530–50
Medium: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 15 3/8 in. (39 cm) W. 10 1/4 in. (26 cm)
Origin: India
Department: Islamic Art
Holding institution: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Palette: Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #B38A5D · 46%

Olive Ground · Yellow family · #645842 · 23%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #8F6F48 · 7%

Vine Charcoal · Gray family · #4F4839 · 6%

Aged Vellum · Yellow family · #E2CCA9 · 5%

Limestone Honey · Yellow family · #D2B280 · 4%

Parchment Ochre · Yellow family · #CBA268 · 3%

Zinc Ground · Gray family · #9D9487 · 2%

Burnt Sienna Wall · Orange family · #B4632E · 1%

Raw Sienna Bank · Brown family · #A07371 · <1%

Faded Gilt · Yellow family · #AB977C · <1%

Porphyry Shadow · Purple family · #5F576A · <1%

Oxidized Bronze · Green family · #6C7456 · <1%

Clay Tablet · Brown family · #835655 · <1%

Golden Bole · Yellow family · #958D61 · <1%

Roman Brick Earth · Brown family · #75361B · <1%

Etching Plate Gray · Gray family · #3B4441 · <1%

Granite Face · Gray family · #667675 · <1%

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Image provider: metropolitan-museum-of-art
License: CC0-1.0
Credit: Purchase, Rogers Fund and The Kevorkian Foundation Gift, 1955

12 tags

Animal Portrait Visual · 99%

A single black buck dominates the central panel, shown in profile with clearly rendered anatomy, pale underside, pointed ears, and spiraling horns.
Animals Both · 99%

The museum metadata lists Animals as a subject, and the image visibly centers on one animal.
Flora Both · 99%

The museum metadata lists Flowers and Leaves as subjects; the image visibly shows numerous flowering stems, leaves, and botanical motifs around the central panel.

Highly Ornamented Visual · 99%

The folio is densely embellished with repeated botanical motifs, patterned borders, metallic accents, and decorated calligraphic bands.
Patterns Visual · 98%

Repeated flowers, leaves, stems, and geometric border devices create an extensive decorative pattern across the page.

Album, Folio and Fan Formats Both · 99%

The object is cataloged as an album leaf from a codex, and the image visibly presents a vertically oriented folio with inset panels and ornamental framing.
Watercolor Both · 99%

The catalog identifies opaque watercolor and ink on paper, while the image shows opaque painted modeling and fine linear detail.
Work on Paper Metadata · 99%

The museum catalog specifies ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper.

17th Century Art Metadata · 90%

The dated components include a recto from circa 1615–20, placing that component in the seventeenth century.

Indian Art Metadata · 99%

The museum catalog identifies India as the place of origin.

Gold Both · 98%

Gold is specified in the catalog medium and appears in the borders and decorative details of the image.
Use of Paper Metadata · 99%

The catalog identifies paper as the support.

Manohar. "Black Buck", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.