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Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Fifth night: The hunter offers the mother parrot to the king of Kamarupa, c. 1560
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Eleventh night: The Brahman is asked by the Raja to bring the king of the Ocean to his nuptial feast on pain of death
Oval portrait of a woman in a Chaghtai hat, c. 1740-50. Creator: UnknownOval portrait of a woman in a Chaghtai hat, c. 1740-50. The tall, flat-topped hat is an element of the native dress of the Mughals from eastern Uzbekistan
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Fifty-second night: The king asks the pious mans son for the whereabouts of the dragon, c. 1560
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Fiftieth night: The merchant returns... cPage from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Fiftieth night: The merchant returns bringing a young slave who is really the son of the princess of Rum, now married to the king, c. 1560
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Fifteenth night: The wolf advises the lion to consult the cat, 1558-1560. The painting depicts an old tiger
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Eighth night: The deceitful wife returns to her terrace after caressing her lover, 1558-1560
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Eighteenth night: The prince meets... cPage from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Eighteenth night: The prince meets a carefree dancing darwish whose good fortune he purchases for his ring, c. 1560
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): blank page, c. 1560. Creator: UnknownPage from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): blank page, c. 1560
Page from a Panj Ganj (Five Treasures) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (Persian, 1414-1492), with two Persian masnavis: Yusuf va Zulaykha (Joseph and Zulaykha) and Subhat al-abrar (Rosary of the Righteous)
Isfandiyar slays Arjasp, the king of Turan, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934-1020), 1600-1605
Hunting with Falcons in a Landscape, c. 1558-1560; borders added probably 1700s. CreatorHunting with Falcons in a Landscape, c. 1558-1560; borders added probably 1700s. The Mughals hunted on horseback with falcons. The hunting party would ride out into the wild and flush the prey
Hulagu Khan giving a feast and dispensing favor upon the amirs and princes... c. 1596-1600Hulagu Khan giving a feast and dispensing favor upon the amirs and princes, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles), c. 1596-1600
Kabir and Two Followers on a Terrace (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1610-1620. Creator: UnknownKabir and Two Followers on a Terrace (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1610-1620
Kabir and Two Followers on a Terrace, c. 1610-1620. Creator: UnknownKabir and Two Followers on a Terrace, c. 1610-1620
Kamod Raga of the Dipak Raga Family, page from a Ragamala Series, c. 1750Kamod Raga of the " Dipak Raga" Family, page from a Ragamala Series, c. 1750
Court lady singing and playing the vina, c. 1760. Creator: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (IndianCourt lady singing and playing the vina, c. 1760. Her mouth open slightly in song, the womans hennaed fingers strum a three-string vina
Court lady pouring wine, c. 1760; borders c. 1830s. Creator: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (IndianCourt lady pouring wine, c. 1760; borders c. 1830s. The artist has depicted a glass or crystal duck-headed decanter adorned with a gilded grapevine motif, signaling the contents
Court lady pouring wine, c. 1760. Creator: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s)Court lady pouring wine, c. 1760. The artist has depicted a glass or crystal duck-headed decanter adorned with a gilded grapevine motif, signaling the contents
Folio B: Folio from the Five Treasures (Panj Ganj) of Jami (recto), 1520-1607Folio B: Folio from the " Five Treasures" (Panj Ganj) of Jami (recto), 1520-1607. This page contains two different texts
Flowering Marigold, c. 1765. Creator: Hunhar II (Indian, active mid-1700s), style ofFlowering Marigold, c. 1765. Trade with the Portuguese, which flourished through the 1500s to 1600s, brought many new plants to India from their territories in South America
A pair of Brahminy ducks, c. 1595; borders added probably 1800s. Creator: UnknownA pair of Brahminy ducks, c. 1595; borders added probably 1800s. The Brahminy duck, also known as the ruddy shelduck, can be found throughout Southern Europe, North Africa, and Southeast Asia
A royal ram with a gold chain, c. 1585; border added probably 1700s. Creator: UnknownA royal ram with a gold chain, c. 1585; border added probably 1700s. The ram in this painting is a particularly well-groomed animal that was probably kept in the royal menagerie
A Night Scene of Shiva Puja, c. 1760-70. Creator: Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s)A Night Scene of Shiva Puja, c. 1760-70. Hindu women had been prominent members of Mughal harems since the time of Akbar, whose chief queen was a Hindu princess from the kingdom of Amber
A Mughal courtier, c. 1575; border added probably 1700s. Creator: UnknownA Mughal courtier, c. 1575; border added probably 1700s
A Mughal Prince, Perhaps Danyal, Holding a Sprig of Flowers, c. 1580-1590. Creator: UnknownA Mughal Prince, Perhaps Danyal, Holding a Sprig of Flowers, c. 1580-1590
A Princess on a Terrace with Attendants at Night, c. 1760. Creator: UnknownA Princess on a Terrace with Attendants at Night, c. 1760. Before a terrace pavilion in the womens quarters of a palace, a royal woman stretches to show off her figure in accordance with age-old
A princess reclining on a terrace with attendants, c. 1730-1740. Creator: UnknownA princess reclining on a terrace with attendants, c. 1730-1740. This scene presents an idealized view of the life of a Mughal princess
A princess on a terrace with attendants at night (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1760. Before a terrace pavilion in the womens quarters of a palace
A prince celebrating Holi with palace women on a terrace at night; verso: calligraphy of a quatrain, c. 1760. Images of pleasure and play abound in Mughal paintings of the latter half of the 1700s
A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance…, cA Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I, c. 1710
A mendicant bowing before a holy man, from the Prince Salim Album, c. 1585. CreatorA mendicant bowing before a holy man, from the Prince Salim Album, c. 1585; inner border added in Allahabad c. 1602; outer border added probably 1900s
The Dream of Zuleykha, c. 1770. Creator: UnknownThe Dream of Zuleykha, c. 1770
The dream of Zulaykha, from the Amber Album, c. 1670. Creator: UnknownThe dream of Zulaykha, from the Amber Album, c. 1670. In Islamic texts, as in the Hebrew and Christian Old Testament traditions, Zulaykha is the unnamed wife of Potiphar, a wealthy Egyptian
A prince conversing with a woman while taking refreshments on a terrace, c. 1710-1720. A princess pours liquor from a golden bottle into a tiny cup for a prince visiting the womens quarters in a
A Man Dips His Hand into a Cauldron as Ladies of the Harem Stand in Amazement... cA Man Dips His Hand into a Cauldron as Ladies of the Harem Stand in Amazement: A Page from a Manuscript of Religious History, c. 1600
A House Burgled at Night, c. 1700. Creator: UnknownA House Burgled at Night, c. 1700. In this night scene a band of robbers have climbed over the walls of a Mughal house and, from a courtyard
Calligraphy of a Quatrain, c. 1760. Creator: UnknownCalligraphy of a Quatrain, c. 1760
Calligraphic exercises and verses of Hafiz (Persian, about 1325-1389), 1575-76. CreatorCalligraphic exercises and verses of Hafiz (Persian, about 1325-1389), 1575-76. This fine calligraphic work is signed and dated by a calligrapher who was highly regarded in both Safavid Iran
Calligraphy of a Pious Invocation in Rhyme, 1500s or 1600s. Creator: UnknownCalligraphy of a Pious Invocation in Rhyme, 1500s or 1600s
Calligraphy from a ghazal of Fakhr al-Din Iraqi (Persian, 1213-1289) and a verse from the Tuhfat al-ahrar (The Gift of the Free) of Abd al-Rahman Jami, c. 1760
Lovers and beloveds: A composite of scenes from Persian, Urdu, and Sanskrit literature, c. 1735. The figure of Joseph, identified by his halo
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Tenth night: The viziers son receives the magic wooden parrot from the wife of the merchants son, who is drunk, and has a replica made by a carpenter, c. 1560
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Forty-third night: The snake, hidden in a basket of flowers, reveals himself to the Raja who has just sent away his wife, c. 1560
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Forty-sixth night: The court of the Raja of Ujjain, c. 1560
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Forty-seventh night: The four destitute friends go to a wise man who gives each one of them a magic shell to be placed on top of the turban, c. 1560
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Sixth night: Seven men disputing possession of a woman bring her before the Tree of Justice into which she is absorbed, c. 1560
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Twenty-sixth night: The snake enters... cPage from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): Twenty-sixth night: The snake enters into an argument with the frog, c. 1560