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Mahliqa, Daughter of the Emperor of China, Pointing at the Bird-Man Khwaja Mubarak: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1710, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's co
A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1710, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the
A Princess and Demons before a Nobleman: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1710, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collec
A princess reclining on a terrace with attendants at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1730–1740, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Shri Raga: An Illustration from a Ragamala Series at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1740, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A Courtier, Possibly Khan Alam, Holding a Spinel and a Deccan Sword at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1605–1610, gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper, text on verso. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Page from the Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1605–10, gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Todi Ragini, from a Ragamala Series at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1755, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A princess on a terrace with attendants at night (recto); Calligraphy (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A Princess on a Terrace with Attendants at Night (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A prince celebrating Holi with palace women on a terrace at night (recto); calligraphy of a quatrain (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and c
A prince celebrating Holi with palace women on a terrace at night (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess; verso: scrolling floral vines at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1755, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A blindfolded suitor is brought before a princess (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1755, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Women bathing before an architectural panorama at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1765, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Lovers and beloveds: A composite of scenes from Persian, Urdu, and Sanskrit literature at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1735, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto); Calligraphy (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1764, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribu
Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1764, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection h
Calligraphic exercises and verses of Hafiz (Persian, about 1325–1389) (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1575–76, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Court Lady Pouring Wine (recto); Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760; borders mid-1700s, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection histor
Court Lady Pouring Wine (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Calligraphy of Lyrical Quatrains (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: mid-1700s, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Court lady singing and playing the vina at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Court lady singing and playing the vina (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Calligraphy from a ghazal of Fakhr al-Din Iraqi (Persian, 1213–1289) and a verse from the Tuhfat al-ahrar (The Gift of the Free) of Abd al-Rahman Jami (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper. Exp
A night scene of Shiva puja (recto); Calligraphy (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760–70, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
A Night Scene of Shiva Puja (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1760–70, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Women enjoying the river at the forest’s edge (recto) and flowering marigold (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1765, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Women Enjoying the River at the Forest’s Edge (recto) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1765, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Flowering Marigold (verso) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1765, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Radha and Krishna meet in the forest during a storm at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1770, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Vase with flower arrangement and scrollwork at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1750–1800, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Sheriff of Pecos at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1931–32, ceramic. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Nanda Solves Vasudeva’s Dilemma, from a Bhagavata Purana at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1610, Gum tempera and gold on paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Mask (wan-balinga) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: early 1900s, Wood and paint. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Landscape with Figure and Houses at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1891, pastel on brown wove paper. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Vale of Kashmir at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1867, oil on canvas. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Embroidered Armenian liturgical curtain at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1763, twill weave: wool; embroidery, chain stitch: silk, gilt- and silver-metal thread. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
They Spin Finely, Plate 44 at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1799, Etching, aquatint, drypoint, and engraving printed in sepia. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Chintz door curtain at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1800s, Cotton: plain weave; chintz; hand drawing and block printing: bleach, mordant, and dye. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.