{"id":11573,"date":"2021-07-15T04:46:47","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T04:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?p=11573"},"modified":"2021-07-15T04:46:47","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T04:46:47","slug":"an-exploration-of-chughtai-art-series-four-a-rare-genre-which-abdur-rahman-chughtai-innovated-based-on-the-grand-traditions-of-past-muslim-masters-mostly-finished-with-the-tip-of-brush-like-siyah-q","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?p=11573","title":{"rendered":"AN EXPLORATION OF CHUGHTAI ART SERIES FOUR: A RARE GENRE WHICH ABDUR RAHMAN CHUGHTAI INNOVATED, BASED ON THE GRAND TRADITIONS OF PAST MUSLIM MASTERS; MOSTLY FINISHED WITH THE TIP OF BRUSH LIKE SIYAH QALAM."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>AN EXPLORATION OF CHUGHTAI ART SERIES FOUR:<br>A RARE GENRE WHICH ABDUR RAHMAN CHUGHTAI INNOVATED,<br>BASED ON THE GRAND TRADITIONS OF PAST MUSLIM MASTERS;<br>MOSTLY FINISHED WITH THE TIP OF BRUSH LIKE SIYAH QALAM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04.-At-Krishnas-Feet-1-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"785\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04.-At-Krishnas-Feet-1-785x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11574\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04.-At-Krishnas-Feet-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?attachment_id=11574\" class=\"wp-image-11574\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04.-At-Krishnas-Feet-1-785x1024.jpg 785w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04.-At-Krishnas-Feet-1-230x300.jpg 230w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04.-At-Krishnas-Feet-1-768x1002.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04.-At-Krishnas-Feet-1-1177x1536.jpg 1177w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04.-At-Krishnas-Feet-1-1570x2048.jpg 1570w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/04.-At-Krishnas-Feet-1-scaled.jpg 1962w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">04.-At-Krishna&#8217;s-Feet<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/06.-Crying-Nightingale-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"687\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/06.-Crying-Nightingale-687x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11575\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/06.-Crying-Nightingale-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?attachment_id=11575\" class=\"wp-image-11575\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/06.-Crying-Nightingale-687x1024.jpg 687w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/06.-Crying-Nightingale-201x300.jpg 201w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/06.-Crying-Nightingale-768x1145.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/06.-Crying-Nightingale-1030x1536.jpg 1030w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/06.-Crying-Nightingale-1374x2048.jpg 1374w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/06.-Crying-Nightingale-scaled.jpg 1717w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">06.-Crying-Nightingale<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/07.-Dancing-Day-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"715\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/07.-Dancing-Day-715x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11576\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/07.-Dancing-Day-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?attachment_id=11576\" class=\"wp-image-11576\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/07.-Dancing-Day-715x1024.jpg 715w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/07.-Dancing-Day-210x300.jpg 210w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/07.-Dancing-Day-768x1099.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/07.-Dancing-Day-1073x1536.jpg 1073w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/07.-Dancing-Day-1431x2048.jpg 1431w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/07.-Dancing-Day-scaled.jpg 1788w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 715px) 100vw, 715px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">07.-Dancing-Day<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08.-Elegance-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"820\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08.-Elegance-820x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11577\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08.-Elegance-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?attachment_id=11577\" class=\"wp-image-11577\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08.-Elegance-820x1024.jpg 820w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08.-Elegance-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08.-Elegance-768x959.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08.-Elegance-1230x1536.jpg 1230w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/08.-Elegance-1640x2048.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 820px) 100vw, 820px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">08.-Elegance<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.-Fasting-Bhudda.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"869\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.-Fasting-Bhudda-1024x869.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11578\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.-Fasting-Bhudda.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?attachment_id=11578\" class=\"wp-image-11578\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.-Fasting-Bhudda-1024x869.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.-Fasting-Bhudda-300x255.jpg 300w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.-Fasting-Bhudda-768x652.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.-Fasting-Bhudda-1536x1303.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/09.-Fasting-Bhudda-2048x1738.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">09.-Fasting-Bhudda<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.-Gusain-Tulsi-Daas-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"708\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.-Gusain-Tulsi-Daas-708x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11579\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.-Gusain-Tulsi-Daas-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?attachment_id=11579\" class=\"wp-image-11579\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.-Gusain-Tulsi-Daas-708x1024.jpg 708w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.-Gusain-Tulsi-Daas-207x300.jpg 207w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.-Gusain-Tulsi-Daas-768x1111.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.-Gusain-Tulsi-Daas-1062x1536.jpg 1062w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.-Gusain-Tulsi-Daas-1416x2048.jpg 1416w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/10.-Gusain-Tulsi-Daas-scaled.jpg 1770w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 708px) 100vw, 708px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">10.-Gusain-Tulsi-Daas<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13.-Puppets-Love-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"743\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13.-Puppets-Love-743x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11580\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13.-Puppets-Love-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?attachment_id=11580\" class=\"wp-image-11580\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13.-Puppets-Love-743x1024.jpg 743w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13.-Puppets-Love-218x300.jpg 218w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13.-Puppets-Love-768x1058.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13.-Puppets-Love-1114x1536.jpg 1114w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13.-Puppets-Love-1486x2048.jpg 1486w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/13.-Puppets-Love-scaled.jpg 1857w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">13.-Puppet&#8217;s-Love<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14.-Ranjha-with-Flute-1-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"705\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14.-Ranjha-with-Flute-1-705x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11581\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14.-Ranjha-with-Flute-1-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?attachment_id=11581\" class=\"wp-image-11581\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14.-Ranjha-with-Flute-1-705x1024.jpg 705w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14.-Ranjha-with-Flute-1-207x300.jpg 207w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14.-Ranjha-with-Flute-1-768x1116.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14.-Ranjha-with-Flute-1-1057x1536.jpg 1057w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14.-Ranjha-with-Flute-1-1410x2048.jpg 1410w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/14.-Ranjha-with-Flute-1-scaled.jpg 1762w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 705px) 100vw, 705px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">14.-Ranjha-with-Flute<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15.-Soon-to-be-Married-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15.-Soon-to-be-Married-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11582\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15.-Soon-to-be-Married-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?attachment_id=11582\" class=\"wp-image-11582\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15.-Soon-to-be-Married-819x1024.jpg 819w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15.-Soon-to-be-Married-240x300.jpg 240w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15.-Soon-to-be-Married-768x960.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15.-Soon-to-be-Married-1228x1536.jpg 1228w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15.-Soon-to-be-Married-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/15.-Soon-to-be-Married-scaled.jpg 2047w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">15.-Soon-to-be-Married<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22.-Two-Sisters-scaled.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"828\" height=\"1024\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22.-Two-Sisters-828x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"11583\" data-full-url=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22.-Two-Sisters-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?attachment_id=11583\" class=\"wp-image-11583\" srcset=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22.-Two-Sisters-828x1024.jpg 828w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22.-Two-Sisters-243x300.jpg 243w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22.-Two-Sisters-768x950.jpg 768w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22.-Two-Sisters-1242x1536.jpg 1242w, http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/22.-Two-Sisters-1656x2048.jpg 1656w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 828px) 100vw, 828px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">22.-Two-Sisters<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>An art genre which stops the breath of the on looker right in the throat, as the work of exceptional merit. These were the works created to sell at the fraction of the price of the water colours and they sold well. Scattered all over the world, few survive. In the hands of proud owners now dead, inherited by next generations.These are from the archives of Chughtai Museum. This genre on public demand had at times multiple copies. But for that the drawing paper is off white with age and that is the first thing to check. And is always in the same size. Tracings of brush outlines were kept by the artist and he made his revenue by selling these works. They come for sale all the time but rarely the actual genuine ones. The usual ones we see are the fakes the Delhi fake Masters try to duplicate but the paper, size as well as outline is all wrong. Here even slight change reveals the truth. We are coming towards the Karachi as well as Delhi fake market soon. The Indians know no shame. Stealing images from our website to even sell as prints, which originals they do not own. Making money without remorse is the Indian trade mark of the times. The exceptional honest galleries like DAG are rare. Full credit to Ashish Anand CEO DAG for keeping his gallery upright in these times. Well done Ashish Anand! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AN EXPLORATION OF CHUGHTAI ART SERIES FOUR:A RARE GENRE WHICH ABDUR RAHMAN CHUGHTAI INNOVATED,BASED ON THE GRAND TRADITIONS OF PAST MUSLIM MASTERS;MOSTLY FINISHED WITH THE TIP OF BRUSH LIKE SIYAH QALAM. An art genre which stops the breath of the on looker right in the throat, as the work of exceptional merit. These were the &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/?p=11573\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">AN EXPLORATION OF CHUGHTAI ART SERIES FOUR: A RARE GENRE WHICH ABDUR RAHMAN CHUGHTAI INNOVATED, BASED ON THE GRAND TRADITIONS OF PAST MUSLIM MASTERS; MOSTLY FINISHED WITH THE TIP OF BRUSH LIKE SIYAH QALAM.<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11573"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11573"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11573\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11584,"href":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11573\/revisions\/11584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11573"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11573"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/blog.chughtaimuseum.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11573"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}