Zhong Kui (Shoki), the Demon Queller, on a Donkey
Japanese, Edo period, 18th–19th century
I cannot take my eyes off this beautiful drawing. I can almost imagine it to be my portrait from a previous life, and remain pleasantly undecided if I can identify better with the rider or the donkey: both are sketched well enough to […]
Ruba’is by Hafiz
Calligrapher: Unknown
16th-17th centuries
Dimensions of Written Surface: 15 (w) x 25 (h) cm
Script: nasta’liq
This calligraphic fragment includes three iambic pentameter quatrains, or ruba’is, arranged in corresponding vertical and horizontal panels. The verses written diagonally in the upper right corner describe humans’ duplicity:
Yak sifat-i ‘ajab amad in ammara-ra / Bu al-’ajab ifrit-i mardum khwara-ra / […]
Fawad’s visit to Sukkur and its environs in June 2007; and his views in captions. Click an image above to enlarge it; click the album link below to view all thumbnails.
Sukkur, June 2007 - Fawad Khan
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Aftab’s visit to Copenhagen, Denmark in the first week of June 2007.
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København, June 2007 - Aftab Khan
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