An Imaginary Carnation Frame:Black Hardwood Box Frame Hope to share more about

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The painting was made when Abu’l Hasan was still living in Mandu (before he was invited by Jehangir to the royal court) and uses gouache heightened with gold leaf on a fine woven cotton canvas

a prominent figure in the Mughal courts who worked in Murshidabad or Lucknow in the middle of the eighteenth century

The plea and the response is open to interpretation

reminding us that after his death Akbar was known as 'Arsh-Ashiyani (He Who Nests in the Divine Throne)

An Imaginary Carnation Frame:Black Hardwood Box Frame Hope to share more aboutThis folio from the manuscript of the three part philosophical works (Siddantha sara, Siddantha bodha, and Aporaksha siddantha) attributed to the maharaja of Jodhpur, Jaswant Singh, titled "An Imaginary Carnation" has been found to date to the middle of the 16th century. A devoted supporter of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, the maharaja preferred Dara Shikoh over Alamgir (Aurangzeb). Later, Emperor Aurangzeb lavished him with titles and honours in an