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"A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

Author Amir Khusrau Dihlavi Indian
Calligrapher Muhammad Husain Kashmiri Indian
Painting by Basawan Indian
1597–98
Not on view
The Khamsa (Quintet) of the Indian poet Amir Khusrau Dihlavi localizes its model, the Khamsa of Nizami, by rooting several of the stories in an Indian idiom. Likewise, the illustrations made for Akbar’s (r. 1556–1605) copy are set in typically Indian landscapes. Here, a Muslim pilgrim to Mecca meets a Brahman who travels to a Hindu temple by inching his way in a series of prostrations. Impressed by this religious zeal, the Muslim removes his own shoes and continues on his way barefoot.

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  • Title: "A Muslim Pilgrim Learns a Lesson in Piety from a Brahman", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi
  • Author: Amir Khusrau Dihlavi (Indian, Patiyali, 1253–1325 Delhi)
  • Calligrapher: Muhammad Husain Kashmiri (Indian, active ca. 1560–1611)
  • Artist: Painting by Basawan (Indian, active ca. 1556–1600)
  • Date: 1597–98
  • Geography: Attributed to India
  • Medium: Image: Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
    Margins: Gold on dyed paper
  • Dimensions: Overall: H. 9 7/8 in. (25.1 cm)
    W. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
    Frame:H. 25 in. (63.5 cm)
    W. 19 in. (48.3 cm)
    D. 1 in. (2.5 cm)
  • Classification: Codices
  • Credit Line: Gift of Alexander Smith Cochran, 1913
  • Object Number: 13.228.29
  • Curatorial Department: Islamic Art

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