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"Khwaja Umar Saved from Pursuers," Folio from the Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza) by Kesu Das
The Metropolitan Museum of ArtPublic domain

"Khwaja Umar Saved from Pursuers," Folio from the Hamzanama (The Adventures of Hamza)

Kesu Das · ca. 1565–70

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Artist

Kesu Das

Date

ca. 1565–70

Medium

Opaque color and gold on cotton cloth

Dimensions

Image: H. 25 13/16 in. (65.5 cm) W. 19 5/8 in. (49.8 cm) Frame: H. 24 in. (61 cm) W. 30 1/2 in. (77.5 cm) D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)

Classification

Codices

Department

Islamic Art

Credit line

Howard Hodgkin Collection, Purchase, Florence and Herbert Irving Acquisitions, Harris Brisbane Dick, and 2020 Benefit Funds; Howard S. and Nancy Marks, Lila Acheson Wallace, and Friends of Islamic Art Gifts; Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest; and funds from various donors, 2022

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Artist authority

Kesu Kalan

Indian miniaturist (1551–1600)

Lifespan
1551 – 1600
Wikidata
Q18575656
VIAF
232498064

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