Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy (recto); Calligraphy (verso)Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy (recto); Calligraphy (verso)
GujaratiA woman asks her lover to leave her house, brandishing his sword and feigning rage in order to deceive her husband who has just arrived, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night
Ritual Bath of Mahavira, Folio 31 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
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Kalaketu Receiving a Boon from the Goddess Chandi
Text, Folio 42 (verso), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
Muhammad Rizavi HindiPosthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto)
Krishna Lifts Mount Govardhan, from a Bhagavata Purana
Prince Shreyamsa dreams of the coming of Rishabha, from a Panchakalyanaka (Five Auspicious Events)
Amar Das BhattiFarhad Kills Himself After Hearing the False News of Shirin’s Death
Top Cover for a Buddhist Manuscript (verso)
Winged Apsara with a Horn (recto); Jagannatha Trio (verso)
Text, Folio 152 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
The Brahman, unable to select from the four gifts of the king of the Ocean seeks the Raja’s advice, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eleventh Night
The Raja’s daughter and her lover stoned to death for adultery, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-Second Night
Text, folio 44 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
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Text, Folio 11 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
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Nagarjuna (c. 150–250 CE) with a Buddhist Master
Still Life: Bouquet of Flowers Emerging from the Grass
Two Women Pluck Flowers on a Terrace: Gunakali Ragini, from a Ragamala
Goddesses Lakshmi and Sarasvati (verso), from a Kalighat album
Text, Folio 50 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Text, Folio 132 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twenty-third Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)
Bifolia with Scenes from the Life of Christ
The Eleven Principal Disciples (Ganadharas) of Mahavira, Folio 57 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): text page
Text, Folio 67 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
Text, Folio 138 (recto), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
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Tara 1The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twelfth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)
The Raja’s son vows to sever his head and offer it to the image if he is united with the princess he has seen in the temple, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth Night
Text, folio 60 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra
Historiated Initial (G) Excised from a Choir Book: St. Gregory the Great Celebrating Mass
Text, Folio 38 (verso), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
ChokhaA girl worshipping the rising sun (Surya puja)
LaluThe magic parrot of the merchant talks to the vizier’s son, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night
Text, Folio 4 (verso), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)
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BishandasNur Jahan holding a portrait of Emperor Jahangir
A Serpent Protects Vasudeva Taking His Infant Son Krishna to Safety
The Raja’s daughter, born with three breasts, accompanies her blind husband and his hunchback guide on a journey, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-second Night
Text, Folio 31 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra
Saindhavi Ragini of the "Sri Raga" Family, page from a Ragamala Series
Text, Folio 66 (verso), from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)