"A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

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A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman', Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98, Attributed to India, Image: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 9 7/8 in. ( cm), Codices, Painting by Basawan (Indian, active ca. 1556–1600), The Khamsa (Quintet) of the Indian poet Amir Khusrau Dihlavi localizes its model, the Khamsa of Nizami, by rooting several of the stories in an Indian idiom. Likewise, the illustrations made for Akbar’s (r

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