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Kublai Khan and His Empress Enthroned, from a Jami al-Twarikh (or Chingiznama)

Author: Jami1596

Smithsonian's National Museum of Asian Art
Washington, DC, United States

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Title: Kublai Khan and His Empress Enthroned, from a Jami al-Twarikh (or Chingiznama)
Creator: Author: Jami
Date Created: 1596
Location: India
External Link: For more information about this and thousands of other works of art in the Freer|Sackler collection, please visit http://www.asia.si.edu/.
Medium: Opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper
Historical Period: Mughal dynasty
Credit Line: Purchase
Collection: Freer Gallery of Art

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