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"title": "Akbar supervising the capture of wild elephants at Malwa in 1564, painting 90 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu\u2019l Fazl (Indian 1551\u20131602)",
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"inscription": "recto: Folio 229, painting 97 from the so-called Chester Beatty Akbarnama\r\nverso: calligraphy in nast'aliq script by Faqir Ali",
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"inscription": "Verso: From a ghazal of Badr al-Din Hilali Jaghata\u2019i (Persian, active c. 1500)\nc. 1550; borders added c. 1700s and mounted upside down\nFaqir Ali (Persian, active c. 1550\u20131610)\nProbably Safavid\n\nCalligraphy, Persian verses in nasta\u2018liq script:\nHe is Venerable!\nI am the dust on the path of the messenger to my beloved\u2019s hallowed sanctuary;\nPerchance I may reach the destination in his footsteps. \nOn the burn in my branded heart, do not place any soothing balm,\nSo that the comfort that I draw from my pain and sorrow for my beloved does not abate.",
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"title": "Art and Stories from Mughal India",
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"description": "A Flower From Every Meadow. Asia House Gallery, New York, NY; Center for Asian Art and Culture, San Francisco, CA; Albright-Know Gallery of Art, Buffalo, New York, NY (1973).",
"opening_date": "1973-01-01T00:00:00"
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"description": "Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 31, 2013-June 30, 2014).",
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"description": "Hagop Kevorkian [1872\u20131962], New York, NY",
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"description": "(Sotheby\u2019s, London, Highly Important Oriental Manuscripts and Miniatures: The Property of Kevorkian Foundation, 1 December 1969, lot 120, sold to Ralph Benkaim)",
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"did_you_know": "A yak-tail flywhisk, ancient Indian symbol of sovereignty, is held up for Akbar.",
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"description": "This painting is from a biography of Akbar made shortly before his death. It depicts a historical event from early in his reign when he encountered a herd of wild elephants and captured many of them for his royal stables. Akbar rides horseback in the upper left, directing his men as two trained elephants give chase in the foreground. The Mughals caught wild elephants by chasing them with tame elephants, then tethering them together and feeding them their favorite food. European prints had made their way into Akbar\u2019s collection, and they provided the visual source for distant cityscapes, rolling hills, and less densely colored paintings.",
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"citation": "Mace, Sonya Rhie, Mohsen Ashtiany, Catherine Glynn, Pedro Moura Carvalho, Marcus Fraser, and Ruby Lal. Mughal Paintings: Art and Stories: the Cleveland Museum of Art. London: D Giles Limited, 2016.",
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