ManuscriptsUzbek and Mughal16th century
Sa`di's Visit to an Indian Temple (painting, recto), Text (verso), folio 119 from a Manuscript of the Bustan by Sa`di, Written for Sultan `Abd al-`Aziz (1540-50), Overpainting attributed to Bishndas for the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r. 1605-27)
1531-1532 (text); c. 1540 and c. 1620 (painting)
Artists
Shaykh ZadaArtist
BishndasArtist
Mir ‘Ali al-HusayniArtist
Dimensions
image: 23.1 x 13.6 cm (9 1/8 x 5 3/8 in.)
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