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Mir Qamar-ud-Din, 1st Nizam of Hyderabad, 1745. The Nizam wears a coat in green and pink, with jewelry and a plumed cap. He stands on a balcony or verandah with flowered panels beneath. Two servants with peacock-feather fans attend him. ID:Add Or 3848
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Mir Qamar-ud-Din, 1st Nizam of Hyderabad, 1745. The Nizam wears a coat in green...

Smoking Charras (hemp), 1870. Colourful scene of Indians smoking charras, a preparation of hemp imported into India from East Turkestan. They use Hookas (waterpipes) and chillum pipes. Musicians entertain them with sitar and tabla. From volume 49 of "Manners and Customs" by the India Office albums. ID: AS IO 494782
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Smoking Charras (hemp), 1870. Colourful scene of Indians smoking charras, a prep...

The durbar of December 1845; the Maharaja Dalip Singh is seated on a chair holding a gun, a pet lapdog at his feet and an attendant with a fly whisk behind him. On the Maharadsha's left is Diwan Dinah Nat and Fakir Nu ud-Din holding a book and prayer beads.
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The durbar of December 1845; the Maharaja Dalip Singh is seated on a chair holdi...

Spring and Summer flowers and grasses, Edo period, Japan, around 1840. Showing an aster, orchid, violet, thistle and lily. Suzuki Kitsu was a pupil of Sakai Hoitsu, the last of the three great masters of the Rimpa School, who revived the style in Edo (Tokyo). JA,JP ADD715-6 (1982.7-1.028.1-2)
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Spring and Summer flowers and grasses, Edo period, Japan, around 1840. Showing a...

Iskandar with Nushabeh, 1595. Dancing and entertainment are taking place in a courtyard, possibly of a palace. Surrounding the courtyard is the rest of the palace-buildings. ID: Or 12208 fol.244 v
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Iskandar with Nushabeh, 1595. Dancing and entertainment are taking place in a co...

The snake charmer, 10th century. A Persian representation of the constellation Ophicus, also known as the serpent holder. From the star catalogue of the Persian astronomer Al-Sufi. Code: 0210005343
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The snake charmer, 10th century. A Persian representation of the constellation O...

Timur enthroned at Balkh, 1550. Timur (Tamerlane) is enthroned at Balkh,Afghanistan. Timur sits on a raised dais; people are visible through an arch, those inside sit cross-legged. The interior is decorated in the Islamic style, with floral patterns and tiling. From the "Timurnameh" by Abdullah Hatifi.
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Timur enthroned at Balkh, 1550. Timur (Tamerlane) is enthroned at Balkh,Afghanis...

Emperor Jahangir receiving his to sons, Khusrau and Parviz. Two servants stand in attendance, while a young page stands behind the emperor's throne holding a flywhisk. Perhaps inspired by European art, the Moghul emperors encouraged their artists to make particularly lifelike portraits. Manohar was a court artist at Jahangir's court. OA 1920.9-17.02
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Emperor Jahangir receiving his to sons, Khusrau and Parviz. Two servants stand i...

The Pandavas and Draupadi led by Yudhusthira and accompanied by his favourite dog go off to Meru, the abode of Hindu gods, having renounced the world. The five brothers wear crowns burt are bare-chested. Draupadi,their wife, follows wearing a blue sari. From the Persian version of the "Mahabharata" Vol.3. ID:Add 5640, fol.429 b
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The Pandavas and Draupadi led by Yudhusthira and accompanied by his favourite do...

Sufi saints sitting on a verandah, with trees and landscape in the distance,1760. Some hold prayer beads, the two at the top are sitting on a carpet and have haloes. In the foreground a stool with books. In the border inscriptions in Persian and Hindi script. Sufism is an Islamic sect. ID:Add Or 4473
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Sufi saints sitting on a verandah, with trees and landscape in the distance,1760...

Courtesan nursing a peacock, around 1870. ID: Add Or 904
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Courtesan nursing a peacock, around 1870. ID: Add Or 904

A courtesan sitting cross-legged against a cushion on a pink carpet. Next to her is a waterpipe. 1865 ID: Add Or 906
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A courtesan sitting cross-legged against a cushion on a pink carpet. Next to her...