Opaque Watercolour With Gold On Paper Collection

Scrolling Floral Vines, 1755. Creator: Fayzullah (Indian, active c. 1730-1765)
Scrolling Floral Vines, 1755

Women Enjoying the River at the Forests Edge, c. 1765. Creator: Hunhar II (Indian
Women Enjoying the River at the Forests Edge, c. 1765. The image of young women at play, in association with water and the fruiting of trees, such as this mango

Judge (Qazi) of Hamadan in a Drunken State, a scene from the Gulistan of Sa di, about 1550

Chained Prisoners are Brought Before a King, a scene from the Gulistan of Sa di, c. 1550

Yaja and Upayaja perform a sacrifice for the emergence of Dhrishtadyumna from the fire, from Adi-parva (volume one) of the Razm-nama (Book of Wars)

Todi Ragini, from a Ragamala Series, c. 1750-1775. Creator: Unknown
Todi Ragini, from a Ragamala Series, c. 1750-1775. In the ragamala system, male ragas are married to female raginis. Todi Ragini is a " wife" of Hindola Raga

Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso), c. 1710. Creator: Unknown
A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso), c. 1710

Radha and Krishna meet in the forest during a storm, c. 1770. Creator: Unknown
Radha and Krishna meet in the forest during a storm, c. 1770. This painting depicts the Hindu deity Krishna as a youth among the villagers of the cowherding community where he grew up

Portrait of Suraj Singh Rathor, Raja of Marwar and Maternal Uncle of Shah Jahan: A Page from the Prince Khurram Album, c. 1600

Mahliqa, Daughter of the Emperor of China, Pointing at the Bird-Man Khwaja Mubarak: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (verso); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso), c

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

Flowering Marigold, c. 1765. Creator: Hunhar II (Indian, active mid-1700s), style of
Flowering 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 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: Unknown
A Mughal courtier, c. 1575; border added probably 1700s

A Mughal Prince, Perhaps Danyal, Holding a Sprig of Flowers, c. 1580-1590. Creator: Unknown
A Mughal Prince, Perhaps Danyal, Holding a Sprig of Flowers, c. 1580-1590

A princess with attendants on a terrace, c. 1720-1730. Creator: Unknown
A princess with attendants on a terrace, c. 1720-1730

A Princess on a Terrace with Attendants at Night, c. 1760. Creator: Unknown
A 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 on a terrace with attendants at night (recto); Calligraphy (verso), c. 1760. Before a terrace pavilion in the womens quarters of a palace

A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance…, c
A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I, c. 1710

The Dream of Zuleykha, c. 1770. Creator: Unknown
The Dream of Zuleykha, c. 1770

The dream of Zulaykha, from the Amber Album, c. 1670. Creator: Unknown
The 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... c
A 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: Unknown
A 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

Lovers parting, page from a book of fables, c. 1590-95. Creator: Unknown
Lovers parting, page from a book of fables, c. 1590-95. The lovers have met in a remote wilderness location, away from the city shown in the distance

Lovers and beloveds: A composite of scenes from Persian, Urdu, and Sanskrit literature, c. 1735. The figure of Joseph, identified by his halo

Portrait of a kneeling holy man, from the Prince Salim Album, c. 1556-60; border c. 1602. One of the few surviving works that appear to have been made by an artist brought from Iran by Akbars father

Jesus among the doctors in the Temple, c. 1760. Creator: Mir Kalan Khan (Indian, c
Jesus among the doctors in the Temple, c. 1760

Akbar and Jahangir Examine a Ghir Falcon while Prince Khusrau Stands Behind, c. 1602-1604. Emperor Akbar sits against a purple bolster under a canopy looking aged and careworn

A dancing dervish and three musicians…(Persian, 1555-1591), 1637. Creator: Unknown
A dancing dervish and three musicians, from a Divan (Collected Poems) of Urfi (Persian, 1555-1591), 1637

A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess; verso: scrolling floral vines, 1755. In a scene set on a carpeted terrace in the womens palace quarters

A female figure standing in a landscape holding a four-stringed khuuchir and a lotus
A female figure standing in a landscape holding a four-stringed " khuuchir" and a lotus, c. 1590

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