Double folio from a Kitab-i hasha'ish (The book of herbs)

Object Details

• Court

  Probably Bijapur Court

• School/Tradition

  Deccani school

• Collection

  Freer Gallery of Art Collection

• Exhibition History

  East of Eden: Gardens in Asian Art (February 24 to May 13, 2007)

  Beyond the Legacy--Anniversary Acquisitions of the Freer Gallery of Art (October 11, 1998 to April 11, 1999)

• Origin

  Probably Bijapur, Karnataka state, Deccan plateau, India

• Credit Line

  Purchase — Charles Lang Freer Endowment

• Type

  Manuscript

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• Related Resources

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• Date

  1590s

• Place

  Bijapur, Deccan plateau, Karnataka state, India

• Topic

  Medicine, South Asian and Himalayan Art, Art, De Materia Medica, Plants

• Culture

  Himalayan peoples, South Asians

• Object Type

  Manuscripts