In this miniature painting, Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, flames of gold radiate from the Emperor’s head against a background of a larger, darker gold disc. A slim crescent moon …

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings is a Mughal miniature painting by the Indian artist Bichitr for the court of the Mughal emperor Jahangir, dated to c. 1615–1618. [1][2][3] It is …

Moving from top to bottom the four individuals are a Sufi Shaikh, the Shah of Persia, King James I of England, and then a self-portrait of Bichitr. The Sufi holy man commands Jahangir's …

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaykh to Kings. Around 1615 Jahangir’s artists begin to create allegorical portraits with symbolic references. This painting, for example, asserts that Jahangir …

The National Museum of Asian Art welcomes information that would augment or clarify the ownership history of objects in their collections. Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, …

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In this miniature painting, Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, flames of gold radiate from the Emperor’s head against a background of a larger, darker gold disc. A slim crescent moon …

In this miniature painting, Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, flames of gold radiate from the Emperor's head against a background of a larger, darker gold disc. A slim crescent moon …

Mughal dynasty, Reign of Jahangir Accession Number F1942.15a Restrictions & Rights Usage conditions apply Type Album Medium Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper Dimensions …

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