The Throne of Prosperity is a Deccani painting from Bijapur. The colouring of this page, especially the arabesques on the top of the throne, is in which tradition?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Islamic Persian tradition
Option (1) Gujarati manuscript tradition — Incorrect. Gujarati manuscripts are recalled by the stylised plants on either side of the throne, not by its colouring.
Option (2) Mughal court tradition — Incorrect. No Mughal link is drawn for this page. The Mughal reference is made for the later portrait of Muhammad Qutb Shah.
Option (3) Islamic Persian tradition — Correct. The colouring, above all the arabesques on top of the throne, is in the Islamic Persian tradition.
Option (4) Deccan temple tradition — Incorrect. The basic structures of the throne may remind us of the temples of the Deccan. That is about its form, not its colouring.
NCERT (2026-27): “The Throne of Prosperity …The basic structures recall the wood carved doorways and facades of Gujarati homes or perhaps remind us of the temples of the Deccan. The colouring of this page is in Islamic Persian tradition, especially, the arabesques on the top of the throne. We see it is surmounted by a Deccani foliage against amazingly deep blue sky. The stylised plants on either side of the throne have visual reference to margin decoration in Gujarati manuscript of say early sixteenth century.…” |