# "Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi, in 16th-century India

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi painted this in 1597–98. It is now at The Met in New York.

Our note:

> In Amir Khusrau’s retelling of the story of the hunter-king Bahram Gur, his harpist Dilaram plays so beautifully that a herd of deer stands spellbound, and the king comes upon the scene.

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## The work

- Date: 1597–98
- Medium: Main support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper Margins: gold on dyed paper
- Dimensions: H. 9 5/8 in. (24.5 cm) W. 5 15/16 in. (15.1 cm)
- Type: Codices
- Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 13.228.28
- Licence: CC0 1.0

## The artist

[Amir Khusrau Dihlavi](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/amir-khusrau-dihlavi), Indian, died 1350

Amir Khusrau was a poet, scholar and musician who served a succession of sultans at the Delhi court and was a devoted follower of the Sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya, beside whose shrine he is buried.

5 works in the collection.

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