A Golconda manuscript of a Sufi poem has over 20 miniatures. Which of the following is NOT described in its paintings?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → The ground appears covered with elaborately patterned carpets.
Option (1) The skies are coloured in gold and blue in separate bands. — Described in the Sufi poem manuscript. Its peculiar feature is the colouring of the skies in gold and blue in separate bands.
Option (2) The costumes indicate the fashion trend under Ibrahim II of Bijapur. — Described in the Sufi poem manuscript. The men’s and women’s costumes follow the fashion trend under Ibrahim II of Bijapur.
Option (3) The ground appears covered with elaborately patterned carpets. — Not described in the Sufi poem manuscript. Patterned carpets on the ground are described in the five Diwan of Hafiz pages, not in this manuscript.
Option (4) The trees are of Deccani type, richly coloured with a tinted edge. — Described in the Sufi poem manuscript. Its trees are of Deccani type, richly coloured with a tinted edge.
NCERT (2026-27): “Golconda School of Painting …The earliest five miniatures, identified as Golconda work, were bound up in Diwan of Hafiz, dated 1463.…The symmetrical and apparently unfunctional architecture has several registers of flat screens one above the other. The ground appears covered with elaborately patterned carpets.…” “Golconda School of Painting …A manuscript of a Sufi poem with paraphrased prose is richly illustrated with more than 20 miniatures. Gold is again freely used. A peculiar feature seen is the colouring of the skies in gold and blue in separate bands. The men’s and women’s costumes indicate the fashion trend under Ibrahim II of Bijapur. The trees in the landscapes are of Deccani type, which are richly coloured and have a tinted edge.…” |