Opaque Watercolour And Gold On Paper Collection

The game of wolf-running in Tabriz, from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar), c. 1595-1600. After four years of traveling in exile, fleeing Afghan forces, Humayun reached Tabriz

A floral fantasy of animals and birds (Waq-waq), early 1600s. Creator: Unknown
A floral fantasy of animals and birds (Waq-waq), early 1600s. Derived ultimately from a conflation of medieval Persian and Koranic sources

Krishna Celebrates Holi, c. 1770. Creator: Unknown
Krishna Celebrates Holi, c. 1770. To celebrate the arrival of spring during the festival of Holi, people of India squirt coloured liquids and toss powders at one another

Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device (recto); Text Page, Arabic Prose (verso), 1315. This leaf from a 1315 Syrian copy of Ibn al-Razzaz al-Jazaris The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices

Lovers Embracing, c. 1630. Creator: Unknown
Lovers Embracing, c. 1630. The grape-laden vine intertwined around the tree is a poetic visual metaphor for the lovers in close embrace beneath it

The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva, ca. 1630-35. Creator: Attributed to Payag
The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva, ca. 1630-35

Women bathing before an architectural panorama, c. 1765. Creator: Fayzullah (Indian, active c)
Women bathing before an architectural panorama, c. 1765. Despite the wars waged and forts besieged in the background, life in the palace is carefree and luxurious

The Goddess Kali Standing upon a Mountaintop, c. 1730. Creator: Master of the court of Mandi
The Goddess Kali Standing upon a Mountaintop, c. 1730

Old Man Attended by Visitors, 16th Century. Creator: Unknown
Old Man Attended by Visitors, 16th Century

Portrait of Ustad Muhammad Ali, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Ustad Muhammad Ali, 17th century

Portrait of a Youth, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Youth, 17th century

Portrait of a Youth, late 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Youth, late 16th century

A Portrait of Farhad Khan, ca 1680. Creator: Unknown
A Portrait of Farhad Khan, ca 1680

Portrait of a Youth, second half 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of a Youth, second half 16th century

Woman with Vase of Lilies, second half 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Woman with Vase of Lilies, second half 16th century

A Gathering of Holy Men of Different Faiths, ca. 1770-75. Creator: Mir Kalan Khan
A Gathering of Holy Men of Different Faiths, ca. 1770-75

Page of Calligraphy, 17th century. Creator: Bichitr
Page of Calligraphy, 17th century

Princely Couple, 1400-1405. Creator: Unknown
Princely Couple, 1400-1405

The Fabulous Creature Buraq, ca. 1660-80. Creator: Unknown
The Fabulous Creature Buraq, ca. 1660-80

Princesses Gather at a Fountain, ca. 1770. Creator: Unknown
Princesses Gather at a Fountain, ca. 1770

Reception of a Persian Ambassador by a Mughal Prince, early 17th century

The Death of King Dasharatha, the Father of Rama, Folio from a Ramayana, ca. 1605

The Awakening of Kumbhakarna in the Golden City of Lanka, Folio from a Ramayana, ca. 1605

Page of Calligraphy with Unwan from a manuscript of the Raga Darshan of Anup, dated 1214 AH/ 1799-1800 AD

A Bejewelled Maiden with a Parakeet, ca. 1670-1700. Creator: Unknown
A Bejewelled Maiden with a Parakeet, ca. 1670-1700

Zulaykha in her palace and as an old woman with Joseph, from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al- Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414-1492), 1603-1607

Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, c. 1600-1650
Youth Holding a Pomegranate; Illustration from a Single Page Manuscript, c.1600-1650. This single painting of a youth holding a favored pomegranate reflects the style of the most gifted painter at

The Flowering of Josephs Rod, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604. This painting illustrates a story that introduces Joseph into the narrative

The place of Jesuss birth, from a Mir at al-quds of Father Jerome Xavier…
The place of Jesuss birth, from a Mir at al-quds of Father Jerome Xavier (Spanish, 1549-1617), 1602-1604. Instead of a stable

The Annunciation, from a Mir at al-quds of Father Jerome Xavier (Spanish, 1549-1617), 1602-1604. The Annunciation is a familiar scene in European Renaissance

The Morning Toilette, 1810-25. Creator: Unknown
The Morning Toilette, 1810-25. The woman featured in the center embodies the poetic ideal of a female beauty, called a nayika, which translates as " heroine

Taking of the Toll, Dana-lila, c. 1760. Creator: Unknown
Taking of the Toll, Dana-lila, c. 1760. The god Krishna has stopped the cowherd women on their way to bring milk and yogurt to the Brahmin priests

Princess and attendant in trompe l oeil window, c. 1765. Creator: Aqil Khan (Indian
Princess and attendant in trompe l oeil window, c. 1765. Although unidentifiable by inscription or individualized portrait features, the seated figure can be recognized as a powerful royal woman

Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy, c. 1650. Creator: Unknown
Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy, c. 1650. Jahangir, the fourth Mughal emperor, was remembered for his greatness long after his death

Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto), c. 1550-1600. Creator: Unknown
Princess with Wine Bottle and Cup (recto), c. 1550-1600. Single-page depictions of courtly figures became popular in Iran during the 1500s. The subject here conveys Safavid ideals of female beauty

Prince Suraj Singh Rathor of Bikaner, 1611-13. Creator: Unknown
Prince Suraj Singh Rathor of Bikaner, 1611-13

Princely ascetic in the forest visited by ladies, c. 1760. Creator: Unknown
Princely ascetic in the forest visited by ladies, c. 1760. At first glance a group of court women has gathered to visit a prince who abandoned the palace to practice yoga

Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1650. Jahangir, the fourth Mughal emperor, was remembered for his greatness long after his death

Seated Lady Smoking a Hookah, c. 1780. Creator: Unknown
Seated Lady Smoking a Hookah, c. 1780

Shri Raga, c. 1695. Creator: Unknown
Shri Raga, c. 1695. This painting is from an important series made at a turning point in the history of court painting at the Rajput kingdom of Mewar

Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device: Illustration from The Book of Knowledge... (recto), 1315
Peacock-shaped Hand Washing Device: Illustration from The Book of Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices (Automata) of Inb al-Razza al-Jazari (recto), 1315

Sagittarius, c. 1810. Creator: Sanju (Indian)
Sagittarius, c. 1810

Rao Shiv Singh Chandrawat, c. 1720. Creator: Unknown
Rao Shiv Singh Chandrawat, c. 1720

Raja Dalip Singh of Guler on a Dais, c. 1720. Creator: Unknown
Raja Dalip Singh of Guler on a Dais, c. 1720. Dalip Singh sits on a carpeted marble platform probably meant for meditation or relaxation, intently reading a page from a manuscript

Ramas Brothers Bharata and Shatrughna set out from Ayodhya to find Rama and Lakshmana in the forest to inform them of the death of their father Dasharatha, 1775-80

Rooster, c. 1620. Creator: Unknown
Rooster, c. 1620. This bird, with its fierce expression, sharp beak, and spurred feet, may have been a champion in the cockfighting ring

Raja Bikram Singh of Guler (reigned 1661-85) Smoking, about 1680. Creator: Unknown
Raja Bikram Singh of Guler (reigned 1661-85) Smoking, about 1680. An early example of portraiture in the western Himalayan court, this painting shows a regional king

Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618-1707), from the Emperors Album…
Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618-1707), from the Emperors Album (the Kevorkian Album), illumination 1640-55; original portrait c. 1640-50; altered after 1658

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