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Basawan's contemporaries

A work made of opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
The handmaiden again pleads for the death of the prince, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, by Lalu, c. 1560
A work made of opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night, by Bihzad, c. 1560

The works in this room are listed below.

Works in this room

A few works by Basawan, then their contemporaries: makers of the same nationality born within 25 years of them, then works from the same century and place.

With their contemporaries

  1. A work made of opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
    The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the AkbarnamaBasawan, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), c. 1590-1595Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. The handmaiden again pleads for the death of the prince, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, by Lalu, c. 1560
    The handmaiden again pleads for the death of the prince, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth NightLalu, c. 1560Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Their contemporaries

  1. A work made of opaque watercolor and gold on paper.
    European Banquet Scene (or The Marriage Feast at Cana?)Mughal, Mughal period, c. 1600Courtesy of the Art Institute of Chicago
  2. The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night, by Bihzad, c. 1560
    The tale of the three men trapped in a cave by a rolling boulder, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second NightBihzad, c. 1560Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art

Their contemporaries, second

  1. "Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98
    "Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau DihlaviAmir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
  2. "A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98
    "A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau DihlaviAmir Khusrau Dihlavi, 1597–98Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Their contemporaries, third

  1. The magician disguised as a Brahman returns to claim his “daughter-in-law,” from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night, c. 1560
    The magician disguised as a Brahman returns to claim his “daughter-in-law,” from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth NightUnrecorded Indian maker, c. 1560Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art
  2. The deceitful wife ejects the procuress after blackening her face, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, by Shravana, c. 1560
    The deceitful wife ejects the procuress after blackening her face, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth NightShravana, c. 1560Courtesy of the Cleveland Museum of Art