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Burcu Arslan

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

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Drawing of an Elephant — India, Mughal School, early 18th Century

Drawing of an Elephant

October 10, 2026Girls Spraying Each Other at Holi — Anonymous, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner

Girls Spraying Each Other at Holi

October 10, 2026Shah Jahan holding a spinel and a long Deccan sword, from the Late Shah Jahan Album — Hashim

Shah Jahan holding a spinel and a long Deccan sword, from the Late Shah Jahan Album

October 10, 2026Shurpanakha demands vengeance, from the "Shangri" Ramayana — Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Shurpanakha demands vengeance, from the “Shangri” Ramayana

October 10, 2026Rooster — India, Mughal, 17th century

Rooster

October 10, 2026The magician disguised as a Brahman returns to claim his “daughter-in-law,” from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The magician disguised as a Brahman returns to claim his “daughter-in-law,” from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night

October 10, 2026A Woman Putting Flowers in Her Hair — Rosalba Carriera

A Woman Putting Flowers in Her Hair

October 10, 2026The son of the king of Babylon sees the Brahman transformed into a woman bathing and falls in love with her, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night — Anonymous, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

The son of the king of Babylon sees the Brahman transformed into a woman bathing and falls in love with her, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night

October 10, 2026Krishna being dressed in women’s clothes for the spring festival Holi — Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Krishna being dressed in women’s clothes for the spring festival Holi

October 10, 2026Prince and ascetics, from the Late Shah Jahan Album — Govardhan

Prince and ascetics, from the Late Shah Jahan Album

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