Painting
Title Painting
Accession Number R.31
Museum Name Indian Museum, Kolkata
Gallery Name N.A.
Object Type Painting
Medium Gouache on paper
Artist's Nationality Indian
Country India
Provenance Unknown
School Mughal
Period / Year of Work 17th Century AD
Inscription Inscription on the obverse and reverse with seal of Jahangir.
Dimensions L. 38 cm; B. 25.2 cm
Brief Description

Mughal Painting depicting - Indian Bustard bird but registered as - study of Bengal flori Ken (female). Also known as the picture of a bird called Jurz-i-bur painted by Ustad Mansur, the most remarkable painter of his time. This is written by Jahangir Badshah - Akbar Shah with his own hand in the year "19" at the left corner Jahangir's seal.

At the reverse is illuminated with Persian verses.