Cleveland Museum of Art
Akbar Mounting his Horse; page from the Chester Beatty Akbar Nama (History of Akbar)
Sur Das Gujarati
- Date
- 1605–07
- Medium
- Gum tempera and ink on paper; Nim qalam drawing
- Culture
- India, Mughal school, 17th century
- Department
- Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Institution
- Cleveland Museum of Art
In nim qalam drawings, literally "half pen" in Persian, most of the composition is done with monochrome washes, with only a few areas brightly colored or embellished with gold.
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