A folio from an illustrated Razmnama manuscript, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, ca. 1598, by the artist Kamal, commissioned under the Emperor Akbar, showing Duryodhana and Salya seated together on a gold throne with courtiers. Held today by the Victoria and Albert Museum under museum number CIRC.243-1922, South and South East Asia Collection.
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Origins
Attributed ToThe artist Kamal, working under the patronage of the Mughal emperor Akbar, for whom the Razmnama manuscript this folio belongs to was commissioned. 1 Physical Form
MediumFolio from an illustrated manuscript, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, ca. 1598, Victoria and Albert Museum CIRC.243-1922 1 Classification
Object TypeManuscript Illumination 1 Medium (class) Connections
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This source names Akbar directly: "1598, by the artist Kamal, commissioned under the Emperor Akbar, showing Duryodhana and Salya seated together on a gold throne with courtiers."
Source Duryodhana and Salya, museum number CIRC.243-1922 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
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Source Duryodhana and Salya, museum number CIRC.243-1922 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
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The V&A's own title names Duryodhana directly, seated on a gold throne with Salya, a Razmnama folio commissioned under the Emperor Akbar, ca. 1598.
Source Duryodhana and Salya, museum number CIRC.243-1922 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
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1. Duryodhana and Salya, museum number CIRC.243-1922 (Victoria and Albert Museum)
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A folio from an illustrated Razmnama manuscript, opaque watercolour and gold on paper, ca.
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