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Alp Sezer

Alp Sezer writes for the Miniature Painting department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of miniature painting.

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Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (r. 1828–66) Hunting Buffalo — Anonymous, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (r. 1828–66) Hunting Buffalo

October 10, 2026Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 5 — China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Album of Daoist and Buddhist Themes: Procession of Daoist Deities: Leaf 5

October 10, 2026The false Mansur punished before the judge and expelled from the city, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventeenth Night — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The false Mansur punished before the judge and expelled from the city, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventeenth Night

October 10, 2026The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-fourth night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot) — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The parrot addresses Khujasta at the beginning of the thirty-fourth night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot)

October 10, 2026King Bahram, who has married Khassa’s daughter, has her tied to a camel to be abandoned in the desert as a result of false accusations made by Khulasa, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-first Night — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

King Bahram, who has married Khassa’s daughter, has her tied to a camel to be abandoned in the desert as a result of false accusations made by Khulasa, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-first Night

October 10, 2026The infant son of the king of Isfahan responds to music, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirteenth Night — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The infant son of the king of Isfahan responds to music, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirteenth Night

October 10, 2026The prince being taken away for execution on the false complaint of the handmaiden, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The prince being taken away for execution on the false complaint of the handmaiden, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

October 10, 2026The magic parrot of the merchant talks to the vizier’s son, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night — Lalu

The magic parrot of the merchant talks to the vizier’s son, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night

October 10, 2026Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (r. 1828–66) Worships Brij Nathji as the Bridegroom — Anonymous, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (r. 1828–66) Worships Brij Nathji as the Bridegroom

October 10, 2026The Brahman comes upon a lion who has a deer and a gazelle as his viziers, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-first Night — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The Brahman comes upon a lion who has a deer and a gazelle as his viziers, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-first Night

October 10, 2026

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