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Mughal Miniature: Night Scene
Mughal Miniature: Night Scene

Mughal Miniature: Night Scene

Date17th century
Maker Indian
Object number47.94
Exhibition HistorySan Francisco, California, San Francisco Museum of Art, "Art in Asia and the West", (1957)
Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions10 1/8 x 8 1/16 in. (25.7 x 20.4 cm)
MediumOpaque watercolor on paper
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Game Bird; Hunting scene
Game Bird; Hunting scene
Indian
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Object number: 59.45
Persian miniature of battle scene (calligraphy on reverse)
Persian miniature of battle scene (calligraphy on reverse)
Iranian
17th century
Object number: 96.29
Three Mughal Princes Before a Guru
Three Mughal Princes Before a Guru
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late 16th century
Object number: 63.38
Amir Khusrau the poet receives his friend Ali
Amir Khusrau the poet receives his friend Ali
Indian
ca. 1450
Object number: 63.39
Elephant and mahout (elephant driver)
Elephant and mahout (elephant driver)
Indian
ca. 1595-1600
Object number: 57.78
Krishna in a garden
Krishna in a garden
Indian
ca. 1700
Object number: 62.92
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
Portrait of Raja Chattar Singh of Chamba
Indian
ca. 1685
Object number: 44.44
Portrait of Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan)
Portrait of Prince Khurram (Shah Jahan)
Indian
first quarter 17th century
Object number: 44.650
Akbarnama battle scene and garden border
Akbarnama battle scene and garden border
Indian
late 16th - early 17th century
Object number: 54.34
Photo: Elizabeth Mann
The Mi'raj (Muhammad's night journey)
Persian
ca. 1550-1580
Object number: 47.96
Section of a story scroll of sage Bhavana (Bhavana Rishi Mahatmyan Patam)
Section of a story scroll of sage Bhavana (Bhavana Rishi Mahatmyan Patam)
Indian
mid 18th century
Object number: 76.41