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Alexander the Great Discovers Kanifu’s Identity
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Alexander the Great Discovers Kanifu’s Identity

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Description On this folio from Walters manuscript W.624, when the brave captive Chinese warrior Kanifu is stripped of armor, Alexander the Great and his retinue are amazed to discover that the warrior is a woman.
Exhibitions
  • Pearls of the Parrot of India: The Emperor Akbar's Illustrated "Khamsa," 1597-1598. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. 2005-2006.
Provenance Muhammad Zaki, 1241 AH/AD 1825-1826 [mode of acquisition unknown] [oval seal, fols. 1a, 211a]; 'abd al-raji Muhammad Shafi', 1247 AH/AD 1831-1832 [mode of acquisition unknown] [rectangular seal fols. 1a, 211a]; Muhammad 'Ali [date and mode of acquisition unknown] [large oval seal with no date on fol. 211a]; Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Credit Acquired by Henry Walters
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Period
1597-1598 (Mughal)
Medium
ink and pigments on laid paper
(Manuscripts & Rare Books)
Accession Number
W.624.135A
Measurements
H: 11 1/4 x W: 7 1/2 in. (28.5 x 19 cm)
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