A Golconda manuscript shows costumes in the fashion of Ibrahim II of Bijapur. What peculiar feature is seen in the colouring of its skies?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Gold and blue in separate bands
Option (1) Gold and blue in separate bands — Correct. This is the peculiar feature of the skies in this Sufi poem manuscript.
Option (2) Deep azure touched with gold — Incorrect. This belongs to the five Diwan of Hafiz pages, enriched with gold touching a deep azure sky.
Option (3) Sunlit golden blue — Incorrect. This is the sky of Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II hawking, not of the Golconda manuscript.
Option (4) Shades of brown and some blue — Incorrect. This is the limited colour schema of Composite Horse, not a sky treatment.
NCERT (2026-27): “Golconda …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.” |