297 SOLD Two folios with Illuminated paintings from Akbar's "Religion of God" Manuscript

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Two folios with Illuminated paintings from a manuscript

The paintings clearly tell a story and depict important scenes of the narrative of a Jain subject.

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The script is Urdu and mentions the Din-i Ilahi or religion of God which was a synthetic religion propounded by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1582 AD and the elements were primarily drawn from Islam and Hinduism with an intention to reconcile the differences that divided his subjects.

One topic in one of the folios is the punishment to be meted out to criminals.

Photos taken at angles to show the illuminated highlights

Some staining. Edge wear and deterioration along the edges.

Age Unknown

India

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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