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Pearls of the Parrot of India: The Emperor Akbar's Illustrated Khamsa, 1597–98 Back to main page for this exhibition Back to images from this exhibition Saddened by the news of Khusrau's marriage to Shakar, Shirin takes a ride with her maids and meets the sculptor Farhad Leaf from a dispersed manuscript of the Khamsa of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi Inscribed: 'amal-i Sanval Lahore, present-day Pakistan, Mughal period, 1597–98 Opaque watercolors, ink, and gold on paper; 9 x 5 7/8 in. (22.6 x 14.7 cm) The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland (W.624 folio 59a)

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