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Muhammad Shah making love to a young woman on a bed with golden pillows. By the bed lies his sword and a hookah, a waterpipe. Two female servants stand in attendance. ID: J 66 1
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Muhammad Shah making love to a young woman on a bed with golden pillows. By the...

Abd al Samad Khan received by Jahandar Shah, around 1770 - 1799. Jahandar Shah, seated on cushions and attended by servants, receives Abd al Samad Khan and his entourage. From a work on the reigns of Badhur Shah I and Jahandar Shah. ID: Or 3610,fol.11 verso.
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Abd al Samad Khan received by Jahandar Shah, around 1770 - 1799. Jahandar Shah,...

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...

Indian nasturtium; stem,leaves and red flowers; seeds in lower right. From "The British herbal,containing one hundred plates of the most beautiful and scarce flowers and useful medicinal plants, which blow in the open air of Great Britain", by John Edwards, London 1770. ID: 452.h.7
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Indian nasturtium; stem,leaves and red flowers; seeds in lower right. From "The...

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...

Subjects making offerings to Akbar seated on a throne. The scene takes place in a walled garden, with Persian text above and below. From the "Akbar-nameh" by Abu'l-Fazi ibn Mubarak. ID: Add 26203.,fol. 600 verso.
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Subjects making offerings to Akbar seated on a throne. The scene takes place in...