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From Ramayana of Akbar's mother Hamida banu begum.
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English: Rama's twin sons Lava and Kusha performing Valmiki's epic before Rama and his court

Mughal India, 1594 AD Folio 453 verso (p. 906), Gouache heightened with gold on paper, Rama seated on a throne beneath a canopy with his two sons dressed as sadhus attended by courtiers, a group of figures standing in the foreground by the gate,

two lines of black nasta'liq text within panels, verso with 18ll. of text within red and gold outlines
Date before 1607
date QS:P571,+1607-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1607-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions Miniature 14 x 87/8in. (35.4 x 22.6cm.)
text area 9½ x 5½in. (23.7 x 13.8cm.)
Object history Sold Oct 9, 2000 for 443,750 GBP
Source/Photographer http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot/ramas-twin-sons-lava-and-kusha-performing-1879518-details.aspx?from=searchresults&intObjectID=1879518&sid=b2029826-ecfd-4533-a026-048b8481370c

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