A miniature from a manuscript dispersed between Chaster Beatty Library, the British Library, and other public and private collections. The miniature is re-remounted as an album leaf with gold illuminated margins.Culture: Islamic
Illustrated folios from an illustrated manuscript of HamzanamaCulture: Islamic, IndianMaterials/Techniques: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth; mounted on paperNote: Attribution: Attributed to Dasavanta, author (India)Note: Historical: A multivolume, large‑scale copy of the text made for the emperor Akbar, which took approximately fifteen years to complete. Unlike most books, its paintings were possibly meant to be held up for an audience while a storyteller recited the text.Note: Provenance: Reiza Khan Monif, Paris and New York (until 1924; his sale, Anderson Galleries, New York, February 29, 1924, lot 165, to MMA). Rogers Fund, 1924.