A prince conversing with a woman while taking refreshments on a terrace (recto); Calligraphy (verso)

A princess on a terrace with attendants at night (recto); Calligraphy (verso)

India, Farrukhabad, Mughal, 18th century

Leaf from the Late Shah Jahan Album: Harem Night-Bathing Scene (recto); Calligraphy Framed by an Ornamental Border of Flowers and Birds (verso)

Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–58)

Yusuf and Zulaykha meeting

India, Provincial Mughal, Lucknow, 18th century

A night scene of Shiva puja (recto); Calligraphy (verso)

Muhammad Rizavi Hindi, Ahmad al-Husaini

The husband berates his wife for purchasing gravel instead of sugar, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The Brahman’s wife who killed a peacock and ate its gallbladder on the physician’s advice, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Nineteenth Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Liefdespaar op een terras, met twee bedienden achter hen

anonymous

Vorstelijk paar in paleis

anonymous

The daughter-in-law returns from her misadventure, feigning insanity, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixteenth Night

Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The Heroine Who is Faithfully Loved: Madhya Svadhinapatika Nayika, from a Rasamanjari of Bhanudatta

India, Pahari, Nurpur, 18th century

Vier figuren op een terras voor de poort van een paleis

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Woman Longing for Her Lover: Verati Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota