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Farukh Chela

Akbar supervising the capture of wild elephants at Malwa in 1564, painting 90 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian 1551–1602)

c. 1602–3; borders added c. 1700s
ink with use of colors and gold on paper, mounted on an album page with borders of gold-decorated buff and blue paper (verso); calligraphy by Faqir Ali (recto)

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A yak-tail flywhisk, ancient Indian symbol of sovereignty, is held up for Akbar.

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